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1 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) kar najbolje izkoristiti -
2 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) kar najbolje izkoristiti -
3 to the full
(to the greatest possible extent: to enjoy life to the full.) do dna -
4 supreme
[su'pri:m]1) (the highest, greatest, or most powerful: the supreme ruler.) vrhovni2) (the greatest possible: an act of supreme courage.) največji•- supremacy
- the Supreme Court* * *[sju:prí:m]1.adjective ( supremely adverb)najvišji, vrhovni, glavni, največji; zadnji, poslednji, smrtni; neomejen, skrajen; (o kakovosti) prvovrsten, odličen, dovršen, izvrsten; (čas) odločilen, kritičensupreme baseness — skrajna nizkotnost, podlostSupreme Being religion Bogthe supreme command military vrhovno poveljstvosupreme sacrifice — najvišja žrtev, žrtvovanje življenjato reign supreme — neomejeno vladati;2.nounkdor je najvišji; figuratively vrhunec, višek -
5 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) napeti (se)2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) pretegniti, napenjati3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) izkušati4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) precediti2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napetost, obremenitev2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) preobremenjenost3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) izvin4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) obremenitev•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) vrsta2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) nagnjenje, poteza3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) zvoki* * *I [stréin]nounpritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin; technical deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja; (često plural) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnjaunder a strain — zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živcimartial strains — bojevite melodije, vojaška muzikathe strain on the rope — napetost, nategnjenost vrviit is a strain colloquially to človeka zdelato impose a strain on a machine — preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od strojaII [stréin]1.transitive verbnategniti, napeti; (pre)napenjati, pretegniti, (i)zviniti, izpahnitito strain every nerve — napeti vse živce, vse od sebe datito strain one's wrist — izviniti si zapestje; technical upogniti, zverižiti, (preveč) raztegniti, deformirati, preoblikovati; forsirati, silo delati; prekoračiti, preveč zahtevati, precenjevati, previsoko ocenitito strain the meaning of a word — forsirati, silo delati pomenu besedeto strain one's credit (one's powers, one's rights) — prekoračiti svoj kredit (svoja pooblastila, svoje pravice)to strain one's strength — precenjevati svojo moč; precediti, filtrirati, pasirati (tudi out)to strain out coffee grounds — (pre)filtrirati kavino goščo; (močno) stisniti (to k), objeti; obsolete (pri)siliti, primorati, priganjati;2.intransitive verbvleči, trgati; (do skrajnosti) se napenjati, si prizadevati, se truditi (for, after za), stremeti (for, after po); upogniti se, (s)kriviti se, zviti se; teči, curljati skozi, pronicati (o tekočini); ustrašiti se (at pred), osupniti, ostrmeti, ustaviti se (at ob), imeti preveč pomislekovhe strains too much after effect — on preveč stremi, se lovi za efektiIII [stréin]nounrod, družina, linija; biology rasa, čista linija; (rasni) znak, poteza, primes; poreklo, izvor; (dedno) nagnjenje, dispozicija, poteza (v značaju); soj, vrsta, sorta; obsolete oploditeva strain of Greek blood — (značilna) lastnost (poteza, kanec) grške krvia strain of fanaticism — sled (nadih, poteza) fanatičnosti -
6 do one's utmost
(to make the greatest possible effort: She has done her utmost to help him.) narediti največ, kar se zmore -
7 extreme
[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) izreden2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) skrajen3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) skrajen2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) skrajnost2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) najvišja stopnja•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes* * *I [ikstrí:m]adjective ( extremely adverb)skrajen, zadnji; pretiran; radikalen; zelo strog, drastičen; brezkompromisenII [ikstrí:m]nounskrajnost, skrajna meja, najvišja stopnja; pretiravanje; nasprotjeto carry to extreme, to go to extreme — tirati do skrajnostiin the extreme, to an extreme — čezmerno, pretirano -
8 utmost
1) (most distant: the utmost ends of the earth.) najbolj oddaljen2) (greatest possible: Take the utmost care!) največji•* * *[ʌtmoust, -məst]1.adjectiveskrajni, zadnji, najbolj oddaljeni; figuratively največji, najvišjito accept with the utmost reluctance — sprejeti z največjim odporom;2.nounskrajnost; maksimum; kar je le možnoI did my utmost — napravil sem, kar sem le mogel (kar se je le dalo) -
9 all-out
adjective (using the greatest effort possible: an all-out attempt.) skrajni* * *[ɔ:láut]adjectivecolloquially skrajen, najvišji, odločen, vsestranski, popoln -
10 full steam ahead
(at the greatest speed possible.) s polno paro naprej
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