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1 the better part of
(most of: He talked for the better part of an hour.) večji del -
2 better
['betə]comparative; = good* * *I [bétə]nountisti, ki staviII [bétə]adjectiveboljši; primernejši; ki se bolje počutihe is better than his word — naredi še več, kot je obljubilthe better hand — prednost, premočIII [bétə]adverbbolje, primernejeto be better off — biti v boljšem položaju, biti premožnejšiI had better start — bolje bi bilo, če bi že začelyou had better not — bolje ne!, tega vam ne svetujemI know better — ne boste me ukanili, ne dam se potegniti za nosAmerican colloquially you'd better believe it — lahko mi verjamešso much the better, all the better — tem boljeIV [bétə]nounto get the better of — premagati, prekositiV [bétə]1.transitive verbpopraviti, izboljšati, izpopolniti, preseči;2.intransitive verbpopraviti, spopolniti, poboljšati se, napredovati -
3 discretion
[-'skre-]1) (discreetness: A secretary needs discretion and tact.) obzirnost2) (personal judgement: I leave the arrangements entirely to your discretion; The money will be distributed at the discretion of the management.) presoja* * *[diskréšən]nounpreudarnost, opreznost, previdnost; takt, obzirnost; razsodnost, preudarek; molčečnost; pooblastilo, upravičenostat ( —ali upon, on) discretion — poljubno, po mili volji -
4 valour
['vælə](courage or bravery, especially in battle: He displayed his valour on the battlefield.) hrabrost* * *American valor [vaelə]nounpoetically & jocosely srčnost, hrabrost, pogum, junaštvo, herojstvo, smelost; odločnost -
5 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) glava2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) pamet3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) dolžina glave4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) glava; glaven5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) glava, glavica6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) izvir7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) vrh8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) čelo9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) nadarjenost10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) predstojnik11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) na osebo12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) rt13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) pena2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) biti na čelu2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) voditi3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) iti proti4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) nasloviti5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) udariti z glavo•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head* * *I [hed]adjectiveglavni, na čeluBritish English head boy — najboljši dijak v razreduhead waiter — glavni natakar, plačilniII [hed]nounglava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt; familiarly plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu); economy postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija; slang latrinaabove one's head — težko razumljivo, prepametno za kogaby a short head — za dolžino nosu, figuratively z majhno prednostjothe head and front — bistvo, politics glava zarote, vodja uporafrom head to foot — od nog do glave, popolnomahead first ( —ali foremost) — z glavo naprej, figuratively nepremišljenohead over heels — narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nosover one's head — viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivoout of one's own head — sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljnikutwo heads are better than one — kolikor glav, toliko mislislang King's (Queen's) head — poštna znamkahead, cook and bottle washer — kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavofiguratively on your head be it! — naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovorenten head of cattle — deset glav živine;Z glagoli: to beat s.o.'s head off — prekositi kogafiguratively to break one's head — glavo si razbijatito carry one's head high — nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosento come to a head — priti do krize, zaostriti semedicine zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir); slang to do a thing on one's head — igraje kaj napravitito drag in by the head and ears — s silo privleči, za ušesa privlečito give s.o. his head figuratively popustiti uzdeto get s.th. through one's head — doumeti, razumeti kajto go over s.o.'s head — biti pretežko za kogato go to s.o.'s head — v glavo stopitithis horse eats his head off — ta konj več pojé, kot je vredento have a head — imeti "mačka"to have one's head in the clouds figuratively živeti v oblakih, sanjaritito have a head like a sieve — imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljivfiguratively to keep one's head above water — obdržati se nad vodo, životaritito knock s.th. on the head — onemogočiti kajto lay ( —ali put) heads together — glave stikati, posvetovati seto let s.o. have his head — pustiti komu delati po svoji glavito lie on s.o.'s head — biti komu v bremeI cannot make head or tail of — ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glaveto make head — izbiti na čelo, napredovatito put s.th. into s.o.'s head — vtepsti komu kaj v glavoto put s.th. into one's head — vtepsti si kaj v glavoto put s.th. out of s.o.'s head — izbiti komu kaj iz glaveto put s.th. out of one's head — izbiti si kaj iz glaveto run in s.o.'s head — vrteti se komu po glavito take s.th. into one's head — v glavo si kaj vtepstito talk over s.o.'s head — za koga preučeno govoritito talk s.o.'s head off — utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjemto talk through the back of s.o.'s head — neprestano v koga govoritito throw o.s. at the head of — obesiti se komu za vratto turn s.o.'s head — glavo komu zmešatito work one's head off — pretegniti se od dela, garatiheads I win, tails you lose — izgubiš v vsakem primeruIII [hed]1.transitive verbvoditi, biti na čelu, priti na čelo; zapovedovati; prekositi, prekašati; obiti (reko) pri izviru; dati naslov, glavo (pismu itd.); obrezati, odsekati vrh (stebla, krošnjo drevesa); upreti se, nasprotovati, postaviti se po robu; obrniti proti; sport udariti žogo z glavo;2.intransitive verb -
6 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) največ2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) večina2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) najbolj2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) najbolj3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) izredno4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) skoraj3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) največ2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) večina•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of* * *I [moust]adjectivenajveč(ji); večina ( most people)for the most part — povečini, v glavnemII [moust]adverbnajbolj; naj- (za tvorbo superlativa: the most interesting); izredno (pred pridevniki: a most indecent story)most of all — posebno, zlastieconomy politics most-favo(u)red-nation clause — klavzula največjih ugodnostiIII [moust]nounvečina, največji del; največ, najboljšeto make the most of it — kar najboljše izkoristiti, prikazati v najlepši lučiat (the) most — v najboljšem primeru, največ -
7 good
[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.)2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.)3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.)4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.)5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.)6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.)7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.)8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.)9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.)10) (suitable: a good man for the job.)11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.)12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?)13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.)14) (thorough: a good clean.)15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.)2. noun1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) dobro2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) dobro3. interjection(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) dobro!- goodness4. interjection((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) moj bog!- goods- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good* * *I [gud]adjectivedober; ljubezniv; koristen, zadovoljiv, precejšen, znaten, obilen; zdrav, kreposten; zapeljiv; pravi, veljaven; svež, nepokvarjen; celas good as — skoraj, tako rekočgood at, a good hand at — spreten, mojster v čemgood cheer — veseljačenje, požreševanje, krokanje, popivanje; pogumbe good enough to... — bodi tako dober in...good for nothing — zanič, nerabento hold good — dobro se obnesti, obveljaticommerce your good self — vaša cenjena firma (v pismih)good speed! — mnogo sreče!that's a good'un! — ta je dobra!to throw good money after bad — razmetavati denar, zapravljatigood night! — lahko noč!good Lord! — zaboga!good for you! — prav imašcolloquially good and ready — popolnoma pripravljenII [gud]noundobro, korist, ugodnost; premoženje; plural blagofor good (and all) — za vedno, za vselejto the good — povrh, poleg redne plačewhat's the good of it? — kakšen smisel ima?American dry goods — blago na metre (tekstil, sukanec)American colloquially to deliver the goods — izpolniti obljubo -
8 take
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) imeti koga za talca* * *I [téik]transitive verb1.vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti, military ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)pitito take advice — vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati seto take one's bearings marine izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figuratively ugotoviti, pri čem smoto take the bull by the horns — zgrabiti bika za rogove, figuratively spoprijeti se s kom (čim)shall we take our coffee in the garden? — bi pili kavo na vrtu?to take the chair figuratively prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)to take s.o.'s eye — pritegniti pozornost kake osebeto take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprejto take s.o.'s measurements — vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)I take the opportunity to tell you... — izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...to take (holy) orders ecclesiastic biti posvečen, ordiniranto take a part — prevzeti, igrati vlogoto take in bad part — zameriti, za zlo vzetito take poison — vzeti strup, zastrupiti seto take s.o. prisoner ( —ali captive) — military ujeti kogato take 3000 prisoners military ujeti 3000 sovražnikovto take s.o. for s.tiv. adjective slang izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz kogato take s.o. stealing — zasačiti koga pri tatviniI take his statement with a grain of salt — njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)to take by storm ( —ali assault) — zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišemto take a bit between teeth figuratively odpovedati poslušnostto take s.o.'s temperature — (iz)meriti komu temperaturoto take a ticket — vzeti, kupiti vozovnicoto take the train (a taxi, a tram) — peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)to take s.o. unawares — presenetiti kogato take the trouble of doing s.th. — vzeti si trud in napraviti kajto take the veil religion iti v samostan, postati nunato take the right way with s.o. — lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi načinto take a poor view ( —ali a dim view) of — ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o;2.odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgatito take s.o. home — odvesti koga domovwhere will this road take us? — kam nas pelje ta pot?he was taken hence — umrl je;3.dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, staknitito take cold — dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehladto take an infection — okužiti se, inficirati seto take s.th. as a reward — dobiti kaj kot nagradoto take a (mean) advantage of s.th. — (grdo) izkoristiti kajto take s.th. under a will — dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu;4.vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potrebenit took me ( —ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station — potreboval sem ɜ minut, da sem prišel do postajeit would take a strong man to move it — potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknilwhich size in hats do you take? — katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?it takes two to make a quarrel — za prepir sta potrebna dva;5.občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napravitito take the consequences — nositi, prevzeti poslediceto take a fall adjective slang nositi poslediceto take a loss — (pre)trpeti, imeti izguboto take offense — biti užaljen, zameritito take pity on s.o. — občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za kogato take umbrage — sumničiti, posumitito take great pleasure in s.th. — imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čemare we going to take it lying down? — bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?these troops had taken the brunt of the attack — te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada;6.očarati, prevzeti, privlačitito take s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, prikupiti se komuwhat took him most was the sweetness of her voice — kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu;7.razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjetiI take it that... — to razumem tako, da...shall I take it that... — naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?then, I take it, you object to his coming — torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišelas I take it — kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)do not take it ill if I do not go — ne zamerite mi, če ne gremwhom do you take me for? — za koga me (pa) imate?to take s.o. for a fool — imeti koga za norcato take s.th. for granted — vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevnoto take as read politics juridically smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)may I take the minutes as read? — smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?;8.zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočitito take earth hunting zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figuratively umakniti se, skriti sehe took the bush — zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hostothe horse took the hedge with the greatest ease — konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto;9.fotografirati; skrbeti (za)he took me while I was not looking — fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugamhe insisted on being taken with his hat on — na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavito take views — delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografiratishe took her mother in her old age — skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti;10.intransitive verbuspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv; botany prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se; technical prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi); medicine učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti; photography fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se; colloquially biti prizadetto take as heir — prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedičPosebne zveze:to take into account ( —ali consideration), to take account for — vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunatito take aim at military meriti, ciljati nato take the air — iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronautics dvigniti seto take breath — zajeti sapo, oddahniti sithis takes the cake! slang to je pa že višek!to take care — biti oprezen, pazitito take charge of — prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvoto take one's chance — tvegati, upati seto take s.o. into one's confidence — zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kajto take under consideration — vzeti v pretres, v presojodeuce take it! — vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!to take effect — učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; juridically stopiti v veljavoto take exception to ( —ali at, against) — grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitketo take evasive action slang izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)to take s.o.'s evidence juridically zaslišati kogato take one's farewell — vzeti slovo, posloviti seto take to heart — vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti seto take hold of — prijeti, zgrabitito take issue with — ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti protito take it (on the chin) slang požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)take it or leave it! — vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!to take a journey — potovati, iti na potovanjeto take kindly to s.o. — čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati kogato take leave of — vzeti slovo od, posloviti se odto take liberties — preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzento take one's life in one's hand — tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kockoto take the measure of s.o.'s foot — vzeti mero za obutev, figuratively premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebeto take the minutes — pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)to take notice colloquially opazitito take notice of — vzeti na znanje, upoštevatito take no notice of — ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignoriratito take in ( —ali to) pieces — narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)to take part in — udeležiti se, sodelovati vto take a ride — pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)to take rise — izvirati, nasta(ja)tito take shape — dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati seto take the rough with the smooth figuratively vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno jeto take short — presenetiti, zalotitito take to s.th. like ducks to water — takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kajto take to task — poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, oštetito take the time from s.o. figuratively točno se ravnati po komtake it easy! — ne razburjaj se!I am not taking any colloquially hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maramto take the water marine izplutito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrteto take wine with s.o. — nazdraviti komuto take upon o.s. an office — prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)that walk did take it out of us! — ta sprehod nas je zares zdelalto take s.o. at his word — koga za besedo prijetiII [téik]nounvzetje, odvzem; ulov (rib); hunting plen, uplenitev; prejemek, iztržek, izkupiček, inkaso (v gledališču, na koncertu itd.); film, televizija, posnetek scene, scena; British English zakup, zemlja v zakupu; šah odvzem (figure)he is very proud ot his take — zelo je ponosen na svoj plen, na to, kar je ujel (ulovil) -
9 day
[dei] 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) dan2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) dan3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) dan4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) v času...•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) sanjariti- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day* * *[dei]noundan; obletnicaall day, all the day, all day long — ves danAmerican between two days — ponočislang call it a day — smatraj za opravljenoto give s.o. the time of the day — povedati komu, koliko je ura; pozdraviti gato have a day of it, to take a merry day of it — dobro se zabavati, uživatiif a day — natanko, nič več in nič manj odin the days of old — nekoč, prejevery other (third etc.) day — vsak drugi (tretji itd.) danone day or other — pred kratkim, nedavno, oni danto pass the time of the day — pogovarjati se, klepetatito know the time of day — biti buden, paziti, biti izkušen -
10 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) razbiti, zlomiti2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomiti3) (to make or become unusable.) pokvariti (se)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) odpovedati5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) potolči6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) prekiniti7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) prekiniti8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznaniti9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutirati10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ublažiti11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) izbruhniti2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) premor2) (a change: a break in the weather.) sprememba3) (an opening.) odprtina4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) priložnost•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) lomljivi predmeti- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *I [breik]1.transitive verblomiti, prelomiti, zlomiti, odlomiti; skrhati; raztrgati, pretrgati, odtrgati; poškodovati, (po)kvariti; odpreti, odpečatiti; prestreči, prekiniti; odvaditi; (pre)kršiti; oslabiti, ublažiti; (iz)uriti (konja v ježi); uničiti; obzirno sporočiti; izčrpati; orati, kopati; (iz službe) odpustiti, degradirati;2.intransitive verbzlomiti, skrhati, razbiti, raztrgati se; razpasti, razpadati; počiti, razpočiti se; poslabšati se (vreme); svitati; ločiti se, spremeniti smer; propasti, zbankrotirati; vlomitito break asunder — pretrgati, prelomitito break s.o.'s back — zlomiti komu vrat, uničiti gacolloquially to break the back of s.th. — opraviti najtežji del česanautical to break bulk — začeti raztovarjatito break a butterfly on the wheel — zapravljati svojo moč, uporabiti drastična sredstvato break cover — zapustiti skrivališče, izkobacati sethe day is breaking — svita se, dani seto break even — pokriti stroške, poravnati seto break faith — prelomiti prisego, izneveriti seto break (new) ground — ledino orati, začeti nov obratto break loose — odtrgati se, zbežati; prekršitito break the neck of s.th. — izvržiti najtežji del naloge, končati kajto break o.s. of a habit — odvaditi se česato break s.o.'s pride — ponižati kogato break to pieces — zdrobiti (se); razpastito break the thread — prekiniti, pretrgatiwho breaks pays — sam pojej, kar si si skuhalbreak your neck! — veliko sreče!II [breik]nounzlom; razpoka; prekinitev, pavza, odmor; jasa; music sprememba glasu, mutiranje; presledek; vdolbina v zidu; pobeg iz ječe; American colloquially slučaj, napaka; figuratively dobra priložnostthe break of day — jutranji svit, zoraIII [breik]nounvrsta kočije, s katero se konji navadijo voziti; širok vagon -
11 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) narediti6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) končati; narediti7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) narediti8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) zadostovati; ustrezati9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) ukvarjati se10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) uspevati11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) urejati12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) delati, početi13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) izkazati14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) povzročiti15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) ogledati si2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) proslava- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *I [du:]1.transitive verbnapraviti, storiti, početi, delati, (iz)vršiti, narediti; končati, urediti, prirediti; pospraviti; uspe(va)ti; zadostovati; (s)kuhati, (s)peči; popiti; povzročiti; trgovati; slang varati; theatre igrati; prehoditi; ogled(ov)ati si; prevesti; familiarly pogostiti; odsedeti (kazen);2.intransitive verbdelati, ravnati; postopati; ukvarjati se; počutiti se; zadovoljiti; uspevati, napredovatito do s.o.'s bidding — izpolniti ukaz kogaI have done my best — potrudil sem se, kar se dato do good — prijati, dobro (komu) storitito do a guy — popihati jo, zbežatito do s.o. an ill turn — zagosti jo komuto do s.o. injustice — storiti komu krivicoto do justice — odkrito priznati; colloquially s slastjo pojestihow do you do — dober dan, pozdravljenito make do — prebijati se, shajati s svojimi sredstvicolloquially nothing doing — s tem ne bo ničto do s.th. on the Q. T. — delati kaj na skrivajto do sums — reševati (računske) naloge, delati računecolloquially to do the talking — imeti glavno besedoslang to do time — sedeti v ječito do s.o. a good turn — narediti komu uslugoto do o.s. well — privoščiti sito do well — dobro igrati; imeti uspeh, dobro se počutitiwell-to-do — premožen, bogatdo well and have well — kdor si dobro postelje, dobro spithat won't do — to ne gre, to ni dovoljone must do at Rome as the Romans do — kdor se z volkovi druži, mora z njimi tulitiwhat can I do for you? — s čim vam lahko postrežem?II [du:]nounslang sleparstvo; zabava, družbaIII [dou]nounmusic do, nota C -
12 eclipse
[i'klips] 1. noun(the disappearance of the whole or part of the sun when the moon comes between it and the earth, or of the moon when the earth's shadow falls across it: When was the last total eclipse of the sun?) mrk2. verb1) (to obscure or cut off the light or sight of (the sun or moon): The sun was partially eclipsed at 9 a.m.) mrkniti2) (to be much better than: His great success eclipsed his brother's achievements.) zasenčiti* * *I [iklíps]nounmrk, potemnitevII [iklíps]transitive verbzatemniti, zamračiti, mrkniti; figuratively zasenčiti -
13 reserve
[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) rezervirati2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) rezervirati2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) zaloga2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) rezervat3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) zadržanost4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) rezervist(i)•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve* * *I [rizɜ:v]nounrezerva, zaloga, prihranek (of česa), presežek; plural rezerve; military rezerva; sport namestnik, rezervni igralec, zamenjava, rezerva; rezervat, rezervirano področje ( for za); zadržanost, (skrajna) zaprtost, molčečnost; opreznost, prekanjenost, rezerviranost, rezervain reserve — v rezervi, na zalogi, v pripravljenostiwith all proper reserves — z vsemi pridržki, brez odobravanja, brez podpore, brez strinjanjawithout reserve — popolnoma, povsemreserve part (piece, unit) technical rezervni delreserve price economy najmanjša ponudba, izklicna cena (na dražbi)reserve ration military železna rezerva, obrok (hrane)II [rizɜ:v]transitive verbpridržati, prihraniti, dati na stran, rezervirati kaj (for, to za), nameniti ( for za); pustiti za pozneje; odgoditi, odložiti, zadržati ( for a time za nekaj časa)to be reserved for — biti rezerviran za, biti privilegij zahe was reserved for great things, for a better destiny — usojena mu je bila velika bodočnost, boljša usodait was reserved to him to... — usojeno mu je bilo, da...comment is being reserved — za sedaj se še ne da noben komentar; trenutno brez komentarjaI will reserve to speak — (trenutno) ne bom nič rekel, ne bom govoril
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