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1 see how the land lies
(to take a good look at the circumstances before making a decision.) pretipati teren -
2 in the same boat
(in the same, usually difficult, position or circumstances: We're all in the same boat as far as low wages are concerned.) v enakih težavah -
3 make the best of a bad job
(to do one's best in difficult circumstances.) napraviti največ, kar se da -
4 circumstance
['sə:kəmstæns](a condition (time, place etc) connected with an event: In the circumstances, I don't see what else I could have done.) okoliščina* * *[sɜ:kəmstəns]nounokoliščinaplural položaj, stanje; nadrobnost; ceremonija; formalnost; primer, dejstvo, dogodek; American not a circumstance to — nič v primeri swithout circumstance — brez ceremonij, brez formalnostiin the circumstances, under the circumstances — v takih okoliščinah, s takimi pogojipomp and circumstances — formalnost in ceremonije, odvečno delo -
5 course
[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) tečaj; zdravljenje2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) jed3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) dirkališče; igrišče4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) tok5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) potek6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) postopek•- in due course
- of course
- off
- on course* * *I [kɔ:s]nountek, potek, postopek; proga, pot, smer; krožek, študij, tečaj; plast; dirkališče; golfišče; korito; kariera; plural menstruacijain the course of — med, v tekuin due course — v določenem času, pravočasnoof course — seveda, vsekakor, naravnoto stay the course — vztrajati do konca, ne popustitito take a course for s.th. — ukreniti kajII [kɔ:s]1.transitive verbgnati, loviti, zasledovati (zajce s psi);2.intransitive verbteči, curljati; bežati -
6 possible
['posəbl]1) (able to happen or be done: It's possible that the train will be delayed; We'll come as soon as possible; I'll do everything possible; She did the only possible thing in the circumstances.) možen2) (satisfactory; acceptable: I've thought of a possible solution to the problem.) možen•- possibly* * *I [pɔsəbl]adjectiveas soon as possible — čim prej; takoj, ko bo mogočeII [pɔsəbl]nounkar je mogoče, možno; sport največje število točk; možen kandidat (športnik, član moštva) -
7 tailor
['teilə] 1. noun(a person who cuts and makes suits, overcoats etc: He has his clothes made by a London tailor.) krojač2. verb1) (to make and fit (suits, coats etc): He has his suits tailored in London.) krojiti2) (to make (something) fit the circumstances; to adapt: He tailored his way of living to his income.) prilagoditi•* * *[téilə]1.nounkrojačtailor's bird jocosely likalnik (krojaški)tailor's cramp, tailor's spasm — krč v prstihto ride like a tailor — figuratively biti slab jezdec; slabo, nespretno jahati;2.transitive verbkrojiti, delati ali narediti obleko ( for za); obláčiti (koga)well tailored — dobro oblečen, (o obleki) dobro narejen, krojenwho tailors you? — kdo vam dela obleke?a play tailored to the audience — za publiko prirejena igra; intransitive verb biti krojač, opravljati krojaški poklic -
8 accordingly
1) (in agreement (with the circumstances etc): Find out what has happened and act accordingly.) ustrezno, v skladu (s tem)2) (therefore: He was very worried about the future of the firm and accordingly he did what he could to help.) zato* * *[əkɔ:diŋli]adverbzatorej, potemtakem, torej -
9 stress
[stres] 1. noun1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) stres2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) pritisk3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) naglas2. verb(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) poudariti- lay/put stress on* * *I [stres]nounnapor, prizadevanje; pritisk, priganjanje; (vreme) neurje, ujma, huda ura; physics pritisk, tlak, sila, teža; obtežitev, breme; napetost; figuratively važnost, poudarek, pomen; prosody & grammar naglas, poudarek, poudarjen zlogto lay great stress (up)on — močno poudariti, dati velik poudarekII [stres]transitive verbfiguratively naglašati, poudariti; prosody naglaševati; technical pritiskati, izpostaviti pritisku, tlačiti; figuratively preobremeniti, prenapenjati -
10 condition
[kən'diʃən] 1. noun1) (state or circumstances in which a person or thing is: The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.)2) (something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement: It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.)2. verb1) (to affect or control: behaviour conditioned by circumstances.) pogojevati2) (to put into the required state: The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.) usposobiti•- conditionally
- conditioner
- on condition that* * *I [kəndíšən]nounpogoj; okoliščina; položaj, stanje, stan; American popravni izpitto be in condition — moči, biti zmoženon condition that — s pogojem, daII [kəndíšən]transitive verbpogodbeno določiti, pogojevati, staviti pogoje, pridržati si; usposobiti; trenirati; American delati popravni izpit; pogojno vpisati; klimatizirati -
11 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje* * *I [hóuld]nounnautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letaluII [hóuld]nounprijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdbato catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobitito get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti kogato get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati seto get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblastto have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblastito keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rokto miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetiAmerican to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kajIII [hóuld]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;2.intransitive verbdržati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, bitihold! — počakaj, ustavi se!to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornostto hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati seto hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotitito hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubitito hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustitito hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati seto hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kosto hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pestihold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne cenitito hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmito hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogito hold true — veljati, biti resto hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesenthere is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen jeneither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen -
12 under
1. preposition1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.) pod2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.) manj kot3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.) pod4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.) za časa; v2. adverb(in or to a lower position, rank etc: The swimmer surfaced and went under again; children aged seven and under.) niže; manj- under-* * *[ʌndə]1.prepositionpod; pod vodstvom, pod zaščito; pod vplivom (pritiskom); za časa, za vladanja, med; na osnovi, na temelju, v smislu, pounder one's belt figuratively v želodcuunder darkness — v temi, v zaščiti temeunder consideration — v proučevanju, v pretresanjuthe matter under discussion — zadeva, ki je v diskusijiunder hatches — v zaporu; propadel, mrtev; nautical pod palubounder pretence that... — pod pretvezo, da...ship under the sea nautical brez pomoči morju izpostavljena ladjaunder the rose figuratively zaupnoto be under a cloud figuratively biti v nemilosti; biti v denarni stiskithe total falls under what was expected — celotna vsota je ostala pod pričakovanjem;2.adverbspodaj; niže; manjto go under American podleči, propastithe sun is under — sonce je zašlo;3.adjectivespodnji; nižji; podrejenthe under dog colloquially pes (figuratively oseba), ki podleže v boju -
13 pinch
[pin ] 1. verb1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) uščipniti2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) tiščati3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) suniti2. noun1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) uščip2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) ščepec•- pinched- feel the pinch* * *I [pinč]nounuščip, ščipanje, stiskanje, pritisk; ščepec; figuratively stiska, muka, sila; slang odvzem prostosti, aretacija; slang tatvinato give s.o. a pinch — uščipniti kogaslang a pinch of — trohica česaII [pinč]1.transitive verbščipati, uščipniti; stisniti, stiskati; figuratively utesniti, tlačiti, omejiti; figuratively ščipati (mraz), osmoditi (slana), mučiti (žeja, lakota); iztisniti denar od koga; slang ukrasti; slang zapreti, aretirati; British English priganjati konja;2.intransitive verbtiščati (čevelj, dolg itd.); figuratively biti v stiski, mučiti, boleti; skopariti; slang krastito be pinched — biti v stiski, biti na tesnem (for, in, of)to be pinched with cold — biti premražen, pomodreti od mrazato pinch and scrape — komaj izhajati, stiskati, trpeti pomanjkanje, ničesar si ne privoščitito pinch s.o. in (on, for) — držati koga na kratko -
14 narrow
['nærəu] 1. adjective1) (having or being only a small distance from side to side: a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.) ozek2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) tesen3) ((of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.) omejen2. verb(to make or become narrow: The road suddenly narrowed.) zožiti (se)- narrowly- narrows
- narrow-minded* * *I [naerou]adjective ( narrowly adverb)ozek, tesen; omejen, pičel, suh, mršav; stisnjen (oči); ozkosrčen; natančen, temeljit (preiskava); British English skop ( with)to have a narrow squeak — za las uiti, komaj uitigeography the Narrow Seas — Rokavski preliv in Irsko morjefiguratively the narrow way — trnova potII [naerou]nounozka ulica, ozek prehod(zlasti plural) morska ožina; American the Narrows — ožina med gornjim in dolnjim newyorškim zalivomIII [naerou]transitive verb & intransitive verbzožiti (se), stisniti (se), skrčiti (se), omejiti, zmanjšati; snemati (pri pletenju) -
15 reduce
[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) zmanjšati2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) shujšati3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) pritirati (do)•- reduction* * *[ridjú:s]1.transitive verbzmanjšati, znižati, skrčiti; mathematics & chemistry (z)reducirati, spremeniti (v); privesti (nazaj na), vrniti v prejšnje stanje; prignati, pritirati (k), zlomiti odpor; prisilno koga premestiti, prisiliti, privesti (to k); podvreči, podjarmiti; izreči sodbo; rešiti; sneti; pomanjšati, napraviti v manjšem merilu, v manjši obliki; omejiti (to na); stisniti, zategniti; oslabiti, izčrpati; razredčiti (barve); medicine uravnati; znižati, spustiti (cene); archaic spraviti na pravo pot; archaic zopet poklicati v spomin; military (redko) degradirati, znižati (odvzeti) službeno stopnjo; military (redko) odpustiti, razpustitiin reduce circumstances — obubožan, v bedi, v stiski (po obilju)in a reduced state — v slabem stanju, oslabljenon a reduced scale — v zmanjšanem merilu, v malemto reduce to ashes — spremeniti v pepel, sežgatito reduce to beggary — privesti, spraviti na beraško palicoto reduce clerks — zmanjšati število uslužbencev, odpustiti uslužbenceto reduce to despair — pritirati, spraviti v obupto reduce to distress — onesrečiti (s.o. koga)to reduce a fraction — reducirati, skrčiti ulomekto reduce money — preračunati šilinge v penije ipd.to reduce to order — spraviti v red, ureditito reduce a town military streti odpor mestato reduce to writing — spraviti v pismeno obliko;2.intransitive verbshujšati; zmanjšati se, reducirati se -
16 situation
[sitju'eiʃən]1) (circumstances; a state of affairs: an awkward situation.) položaj2) (the place where anything stands or lies: The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.) lega3) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) delovno mesto•- situated* * *[sitjuéišən]nounsituacija, položaj, lega, mesto, kraj, predel; stanje, razmere, okolnosti; namestitev, služba; theatre dramatična situacija, višek v dramiI am in a situation (to do s.th.) — morem (kaj napraviti) -
17 easy
1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) lahek2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) miren3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) prijazen4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) sproščen* * *I [í:zi]adjective ( easily adverb)lahek, lahkoten; zlóžen; udoben; miren, popustljiv, brezskrben, lahkomiseln; gladko tekoč; premoženeasy does it! — le počasi, nikamor se ne mudi!slang on easy street — v dobrih razmerahan easy market — tržišče, na katerem ni povpraševanjaa lady of easy virtue — pocestnica, lahkoživkaslang easy on the eye — prijeten, čeden na pogledan easy man — popustljiv, prilagodljiv človekslang easy meat — ne preveč nevaren nasprotnik; lahek poselII [í:zi]adverblahko, z lahkoto; udobnoto go ( —ali take) things easy — ne si preveč prizadevati, ne se preveč gnatimarine easy! — počasi!easy all! — nehajte veslati; voljno!III [í:zi]nouncolloquially kratek premor -
18 adapt
[ə'dæpt](to change or alter (so as to fit a different situation etc): She always adapted easily to new circumstances; He has adapted the play for television.) prilagoditi (se)- adaptable
- adaptability
- adaptor* * *[ədaept]transitive verbprilagoditi, prirediti, usposobiti, predelati, prikrojitito adapt o.s. to — prilagoditi se čemu -
19 attendant
noun (a person employed to look after someone or something: a car-park attendant.) čuvaj* * *I [əténdənt]adjectivespremljajoč, navzoč; obiskujoč; ( upon) ki strežeII [əténdənt]nounspremljevalec; strežnik, služitelj; garderober(ka); obiskovalecattendants — spremstvo, služabništvo -
20 trying
1) (difficult; causing strain or anxiety: Having to stay such a long time in hospital must be very trying.) naporen2) ((of people) stretching one's patience to the limit; annoying: She's a very trying woman!) težaven* * *[tráiiŋ]adjective ( tryingly adverb)težaven, nevaren, neugoden, kritičen; neprijeten, naporen, mučenhis situation is a very trying one — njegov položaj je zelo neugoden (težaven, kritičen)
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