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1 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) raztegniti, stegniti (se)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) raztezati se2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) pretegovanje2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) kos; obdobje•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *I [streč]1.nounraztezanje, raztegovanje, stegnjenje, natezanje; (pre)napenjanje, napetost, napor; prekoračenje; razpetina, razpon; neprekinjen odsek poti, daljava; ploskev, prostrana ravnina, ravni del dirkališča; neprekinjeno časovno razdobje (doba), nepretrgan čas; slang kazen, bivanje v kaznilnici, čas kazni v kaznilnici, v zaporu; nautical daljava, prejadrana pri enem potegu (kretnji) (pri jadranju proti vetru); sprehodat a stretch, at one stretch — brez prekinitve, naenkraton the stretch — napenjajoč vse sile; v veliki naglici, figuratively v veliki napetostia stretch of the imagination — prenapeta, prebujna domišljijaa fine stretch of country — lep košček zemlje, lepe pokrajineto be on the stretch — biti napet, v napetostiit is a good stretch from the village to the town — je lep, precejšen kos poti od vasi do mestato do a stretch British English odslužiti, izdržati kazen (enega leta)to give a stretch — natezati se, pretegniti seit takes a stretch of imagination to believe that — treba je precéj napeti svojo domišljijo, da to verjamešto work 8 hours at (on) a stretch — delati nepretrgano 8 ur;2.adjectiveraztegljivII [streč]1.transitive verbraztegniti, raztezati, razvleči, (raz)širiti; iztegniti (roko itd.) (često out); pretegniti (noge itd., o.s. se); nategniti (vrv itd.), peti, razpeti (platno itd.); z natezanjem izgladiti; figuratively nategovati, silo delati, iti predaleč (v čem), prenapenjati, pretiravati, po svoje krojiti (pravico, zakon); commerce prekoračiti (kredit); slang obesiti, usmrtiti;2.intransitive verbraztezati se, (raz)širiti se, segati; nategniti se; raztegniti se (rokavice), dati se raztegniti; potovati (to do); figuratively pretiravati, lagati; colloquially viseti, biti obešenstretched — iztegnjen, po dolgemto stretch one's arms — iztegniti, pretegniti si roketo stretch s.o. on the ground — z udarcem zrušiti koga na tlato stretch a point figuratively iti predaleč, pretiravati (v čem)I will stretch a point in your favour — potrudil se bom, da vam bom šel na rokoto stretch s.o. on the rack history razpeti koga za mučenje (na natezalnici)to stretch the truth — pretiravati, lagatito stretch away out of sight — razprostirati se, kakor daleč sega oko -
2 stretch one's legs
(to go for a walk for the sake of exercise: I need to stretch my legs.) pretegniti si noge -
3 stretch out
(in moving the body, to straighten or extend: She stretched out a hand for the child to hold; He stretched (himself) out on the bed.) iztegniti -
4 be at full stretch
(to be using all one's powers, energy etc to the limit in doing something.) dati vse od sebe -
5 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) dospeti2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) doseči3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) seči4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) stopiti v stik5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) segati2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) bližina2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) doseg3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) predeli* * *I [ri:č]noundoseg, sežaj, seganje; razsežnost, prostornost, širina, dolžina, daljina; raven, pregleden del reke med dvema zavojema; del prekopa med dvema zatvornicama; proizvodna, ustvarjalna sposobnost, proizvodnost; sfera vpliva; polje, obseg (moči, sposobnosti); nautical dolžina vrvi, s katero je privezan ogel jadra; archaic morski rokav, zalivout of reach, beyond reach — nedosegljiv, zunaj dosega; nedoumljivto be within (easy) reach — biti dosegljiv, biti blizu, v bližiniis not within my reach — to ni v moji moči, presega moje močito have a wide reach — daleč segati, se razprostiratiII [ri:č]1.transitive verbiztegniti (forth, out), izprožiti (roko); stegniti, razširiti; podati (komu kaj); postreči (komu s čim); odvzeti ( from komu ali čemu); dospeti kam, priti do, segati do, seči; priti do zaključka, razumeti, doumeti, pogruntati, dojeti; imeti vpliv, vplivati, pustiti vtis (na koga); doseči, zadeti, pogoditi (kaj); doživeti, dočakati (starost, dobo, novo izdajo)this book reached its 10 —th edition — ta knjiga je doživela 10. izdajoreach me that book, will you? — podaj mi ono knjigo, prosim!to reach forth one's hand — iztegniti (izprožiti, podati) rokothe water reached my knees — voda mi je segla do kolen;2.intransitive verbseči, poseči (after, at, for po); raztezati se (to k, do), prožiti se; priti (to do), (do)segati; nagniti se ( forward naprej, toward k, proti); figuratively težiti k čemu, iti (at, after za čem), napenjati se; prodreti ( into v), dojeti, doumeti, razumetithe country reaches from the sea to the mountains — dežela sega, se razprostira od morja do gorá -
6 extend
[ik'stend]1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) povečati2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) razprostirati se3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) iztegniti4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) (po)nuditi•- extensive* * *[iksténd]1.transitive verbrazširiti, raztegniti, razprostreti, podaljšati, nadaljevati, povečati; military v vrste postaviti; nuditi, podeliti, nakloniti; prepisati stenogram z navadno pisavo; polastiti se; (pred zaplembo) oceniti; napeti, napenjati;2.intransitive verbsegati, razprostirati, širiti se; trajatifiguratively izkazati; commerce to extend an invoice — izpisati račun, specificiratito extend one's hand to (help) s.o. — ponuditi komu roko (pomoč) -
7 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) konica2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) rtič3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) pika4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) točka5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) trenutek6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) točka7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) stran neba8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) točka9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) točka; bistvo10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smisel11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) (močna/šibka) točka12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vtičnica2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) nameriti2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) kazati s prstom3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) zamazati razpoke•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *I [pɔint]nounkonica, bodica, ost (igle, noža, svinčnika, jezika itd.)archaic bodalo, meč; technical koničasta priprava, dleto, šilo, črtalnik, graverska igla; hunting cilj, postojanka (psov); plural udje, okončine (zlasti konjeve), parožki (jelen); grammar pika (tudi full ŋ); printing enota za velikost tiskarskih črk (0,376 mm), izbočena točka v Braillovi pisavi; mathematics točka ( point of intersection sečišče), decimalna pika; točka na zemljevidu, cesti itd.; physics stopinja (temperature na lestvici), stopnja; geography rtič; geography stran neba ( cardinal ŋs glavne strani neba); točka, kraj, mesto, cilj, namen ( point of destination namembni kraj; economy point of entry — vstopno pristanišče); trenutek, moment (odločilni, kritični; at the point of death umirajoč); točka dnevnega reda ( to differ on several ŋs ne strinjati se v več točkah); poanta, bistvo, odlika, svojstvo; cilj, namen, smisel ( there is no point in doing it nima smisla to narediti); poudarek ( to give point to one's words dati poudarek svojim besedam); (karakteristična) poteza, lastnost, odlika (his strong, weak ŋ njegova močna, šibka točka; it has its ŋs ima svoje dobre strani)economy točka pri racioniranju ali ocenjevanju blaga; sport točka ( to lose on ŋs izgubiti po točkah, ŋs win zmaga po točkah); šivana čipka; music znak za ponovitev, karakteristični motiv, tematičen vstavek; military predstraža, izvidnica; British English kretnica; economy to be on points — biti racioniran (blago)economy to put on points — racioniratiat all points — temeljito, popolnoma, v vseh ozirihat the point of — na robu, blizuat the point of the sword — z grožnjo, nasilnoat this point — v tem hipu, na tem mestu (v govoru itd.)beside ( —ali off, away from) the point — neprimeren, ne na mestuto bring to a point — dovršiti, končatito come ( —ali get) to the point — priti k stvari, priti do odločilnega trenutkato give point to s.th. — poudariti kajsport to give points to s.o. — dati komu prednost v igri, figuratively biti močnejšifiguratively nine points — skoraj vse, 90 procentovpossession is nine points of the law — če kaj imaš, imaš vedno pravin point — ustrezen, umestenin point of fact — pravzaprav, resničnoto make a point of — vztrajati na čem, poudarjatisport to make ( —ali score) a point — doseči točko; dokazati resničnost trditveto make s.th. a point of honour — smatrati kaj za častno zadevoAmerican point of origin — kraj poreklanot to put too fine a point on it — brez ovinkov povedati, ne prikrivatito press a point — vztrajati pri čem, pritiskati na kajpoint of no return aeronautics nevarna cona, figuratively od kjer ni vrnitveto stand upon points — paziti na vsako malenkost, biti prenatančento stretch ( —ali strain) a point — narediti izjemo, pogledati skozi prstepoint of view — stališče, mnenjethat is the point — to je vprašanje, to je poglavitna stvarparliament point of order — dnevni redII [pɔint]1.transitive verbostriti, šiliti (svinčnik itd.); figuratively poudariti, poudarjati (svoje besede); meriti, nameriti (at na); mathematics označiti decimalno mesto s piko, vejico; označiti z ločili, točkami; prekopati zemljo; upozoriti;2.intransitive verbkazati s prstom (at, to); upozoriti na divjačino (lovski pes); ležati, biti obrnjen, gledati (to na; hiša); medicine zoreti (gnoj)to point one's finger at s.o. — s prstom koga pokazatito point (up)on — (oči, misli) upreti v, nato point out — pokazati, opozoriti na kajto point up technical zamazati razpoke, luknje v zidu; pokazati (s prstom, glavo); American podčrtati, poudariti -
8 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.)2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.)3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.)2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) vzmet2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) pomlad3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) skok4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) prožnost5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) izvir•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up* * *I [spriŋ]1.nounpomlad (tudi figuratively)the spring of life — mladost;2.adjectivespomladanskiII [spriŋ]1.nounskok, odskok; zalet; technical vzmet, pero; elastičnost, prožnost; figuratively duševna prožnost, energija; figuratively impulz, podnet, spodbuda, nagib, motiv, povod; vir, izvir, studenec; plural čas plime; figuratively izvor, poreklo; začetek; razpoka, reža (v lesu); zvitost, zvijanje (deske, grede); obsolete jutranji svit, svitanjeair spring — pnevmatična vzmet (zavora, blažilnik tresenja ali udarcev)day-spring poetically svitanje, svithot springs — topli izviri, toplicemineral springs — slatinski, mineralni izviri (vrelci)spring bed, spring mattress — vzmetna postelja, vzmetna žimnicathe spring has gone out of his step figuratively njegova hoja je izgubila svojo elastičnostto rise with a spring — naglo vstati, skočitito stand up with a spring — planiti kvišku, skočiti na nogeto take a spring — vzeti zalet, skočiti;2.adjectiveelastičen, prožen; vzmetni; (od)skočen; zagonskiIII [spriŋ]1.intransitive verbskočiti, priskočiti; pognati se, planiti (kvišku); nepričakovano postati ( into kaj), hitro priti v neko stanje ali položaj; izvirati, privreti na, izhajati, imeti svoj izvor (poreklo), nastati ( from iz); nepričakovano se pojaviti (priti), pokukati; pognati, poganjati, priti na dan, zrasti, (vz)brsteti, vzkliti; figuratively priti do česa; izbočiti se, pokati, klati se, zviti se, skriviti se (o lesu); military eksplodirati (o mini); veterinary biti brej, brejiti; obsolete daniti se, svitati se;2.transitive verbsprožiti; hunting dvigniti, splašiti (ptice) z ležišča; pognati (konja) v dir; preskočiti (ogrado); skriviti, zlomiti (lesen predmet); technical opremiti z vzmetmi; British English colloquially "olajšati" koga ( for a quid za funt); figuratively nepričakovano (kaj) iznesti, načeti, sprožiti; postaviti (teorijo)to be sprung slang biti vinjen, pijanto spring to attention military skočiti v pozorto spring to s.o.'s assistance — priskočiti komu na pomočto spring a covey of partridges — dvigniti, preplašiti jato jerebicto spring to the eyes figuratively v oči pastito spring a mine upon s.o. figuratively presenetiti koga; prilomastiti v njegovo hišohe sprang another three shillings, and I accepted — ponudil (primaknil) je še tri šilinge, in jaz sem sprejelto spring a surprise on s.o. — presenetiti koga, pripraviti komu presenečenjethe tears sprang to her eyes — solze so ji stopile v oči, so jo oblilewhere did you spring from? — od kod si se pa (ti) vzel?; -
9 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 -
10 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) noga2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) hlačnica3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) noga4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa•- - legged- pull someone's leg* * *I [leg]nounnoga, bedro, stegno; krača, bočnik; etapa (pri potovanju, letenju); hlačnica, nogavica, golenica (škornja); noga stola, mize; nautical ena smer pri cikcak vožnji; stranica trikotnika, tangenta, krak šestila; sport stran igrišča desno od metalca (kriket)to be all legs — nogat, dolgonogto be on one's last legs — biti z eno nogo v grobu, biti na koncu svojih močithe boot is on the other leg — resnica je čisto drugačna, razmere so se spremenileto fall on one's legs — postaviti se na noge, končno uspeti, imeti srečoto get upon one's legs — razjeziti se, planiti kviškuto get on one's hind legs — postaviti se po robu, pripraviti se k obrambito give s.o. a leg up — pomagati komu naprejnot to have a leg to stand on — ne imeti se na kaj opreti, ne imeti opravičilato have good sea legs — ne dobiti morske bolezni, biti pravi mornarleg and leg — enako stanje v igri, enako število točkon one's (hind) legs — na nogah, pri dobrem zdravjuto pull s.o.'s leg — imeti koga za norca, šaliti se s komto run s.o. off his legs — nalagati komu prevež dela, obremeniti koga z delomto set s.o. on his legs — pomagati komu na nogearchaic to make a leg — prikloniti seto shake a leg — British English colloquially plesati, American slang pohiteti, podvizati seto stand on one's own legs — biti samostojen, postaviti se na lastne nogeto walk s.o. off his legs — utruditi koga s hojoblack-leg — slepar, stavkokazII [leg]intransitive verb colloquially to leg it — (hitro) hoditi, teči, pobegniti -
11 country
plural - countries; noun1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.)2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.)3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.)4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.)•- countryman
- countryside* * *I [kʌntri]noundežela, domovina, pokrajina; podeželje, vasfiguratively področje; parliament British English to appeal to the country — razpustiti parlament; razpisati nove volitve; British English parliament raziti sein the country — na deželi, na vasiAmerican God's own country — ZDAII [kʌntri]adjectivepodeželski, pokrajinski; domovinskicountry cousin humorously podeželan, ki je ves zgubljen v mestnem vrvežu -
12 span
[spæn] 1. noun1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) razmik med dvema stebroma2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) trajanje2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) premostiti, povezovati* * *I [spæn]nounped, pedenj (mera, 9 col, 22,ɜ cm); razpon; razpetina (letala itd.); razmik med dvema stebroma ali opornikoma; lok mosta; časovni razmik, (kratka) doba (čas), trajanje; obseg; nautical zvita vrv, katere konca sta spojena; American vprega (volov, konj itd.)II [spæn]transitive verbpremostiti, spojiti z lokom, povezati oba brega (reke), obokati, zajeti, obseči; meriti na pedi; nautical zategniti, stisniti (kaj) z vrvmi; prepreči; intransitive verb raztezati se, razpenjati se (prek reke itd.)III [spæn]obsolete preterite od to spin -
13 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) pokriti2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) pokriti3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) prepotovati4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) pokrivati5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) zavarovati6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) poročati o čem7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) kriti2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) prt; pregrinjalo; pokrov2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) kritje3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) zaščita•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
- cover-up* * *I [kʌvə]transitive verb( with) pokri(va)ti, zavarovati; obseči, obsegati; razprostreti, razprostirati (se); figuratively mrgoleti; skriti, skrivati; figuratively tajiti; ( from) braniti, (za)ščititi; izplačati, kriti stroške; obdelati; prepotovati, prehoditi; premagati; zadostovati; (z orožjem) meriti; oploditi (žrebec); American colloquially poročati za tisk; predvidevati; valitipray be covered — pustite, prosim, klobuk na glaviyour letter covers — po vašem pismu sodim, daII [kʌvə]nounpokrov; prevleka; plašč (na kolesu); odeja; ovitek, platnica; ( from pred) zatočišče, skrivališče, zaklonišče; brlog; goščava; pogrinjek; figuratively pretveza, krinka; kritje, zaščita; poročanje, poročilo v časopisuunder the cover of s.th. — pod pretvezo česato take cover — skriti se, iti v zavetje -
14 Channel
[' ænl] 1. noun1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) struga2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) kanal3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) ožina4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) pot, kanal5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) kanal2. verb1) (to make a channel in.) izkopati (kanal)2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) usmeriti* * *[čaenl]proper nameKanal -
15 imagination
1) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) domišljija2) (the creative ability of a writer etc: This book shows a lot of imagination.) domišljija3) (the seeing etc of things which do not exist: There was no-one there - it was just your imagination.) domišljija* * *[imædžinéišən]noundomišljija, fantazija; predstava; ustvarjalni duhstretch of the imagination — iznajdljivost, domiselnostuse your imagination! — domisli se česa -
16 waste
[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) zapravljati2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) odpadki; odpaden2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) zapravljanje3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) pustinja•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *I [wéist]1.nounrazsipavanje, tratenje, trošenje, zapravljanje (denarja, časa, moči); izguba, odpad; zmanjšanje; propadanje, propast; obsolete opustošenje, razdejanje; juridically škoda, zmanjšanje vrednosti (posesti, zemljišča) zaradi nemarnosti; odpadki (volne, svile ipd.); makulatura; odplake, pomije; pustinja, neobdelan svet, zapuščeno polje; geology mel, melišče; velika površina ( of waters vodá)to go ( —ali to run) to waste — tratiti se, razsipavati se; v prelogu ležati; podivjati; odtekatiwilful waste makes woeful want — kdor lahkomiselno denar zapravlja, se od premoženja že poslavlja;2.adjectivepust, neobdelan, neploden; nenaseljen, opustošen; odvečen, brezkoristen, neuporaben, izgubljen, odtočenwaste land — pustina, pustota, neobdelana zemljawaste materials — odpadni material, odpad(ki)waste paper — makulaturni papir, odpadki papirjato lie waste — biti (ležati) neobdelan, neizkoriščenII [wéist]1.transitive verbrazsipavati, zapravljati (denar, moč), tratiti (čas) zaman; trošiti, ne izkoristiti (prilike); slabiti, poslabšati; pustiti, da (kaj) propade; zapustiti (posestvo, zemljo itd.) zaradi nemarnosti; American zamuditi ( an opportunity priliko); (o)pustošiti, razoratito be wasted — biti brezkoristen, neuporaben; ostati brez učinka (on na)this is wasted on me — iz tega si nič ne storim, tega mi ni mar;2.intransitive verbslabeti, upadati, propadati, pojemati, izgubiti na teži (s treningom); trošiti se, razsipavati se, tratiti se, zapravljati se; biti zapravljiv, trošiti denar; izgubljati se, izginjati; giniti; obsolete minevati (čas)the day wastes obsolete dan se nagiblje h krajuto waste away — hirati; figuratively pojemati, upadatiwaste not, want not — varčuj, kadar imaš, da ne boš brez v potrebi -
17 channel
[' ænl] 1. noun1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) struga2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) kanal3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) ožina4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) pot, kanal5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) kanal2. verb1) (to make a channel in.) izkopati (kanal)2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) usmeriti* * *I [čaenl]nounkanal, prekop; morska ožina; struga; žleb, korito; zareza, utor; figuratively potII [čaenl]transitive verbizžlebiti, (iz)kopati kanal; razoratito channel off — raztekati, razhajati se (v razne smeri); slang voditi, dobavljati po posebni poti -
18 spread out
1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.) razprostirati se2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.) razporediti3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.) razkropiti se* * *transitive verb razprostreti, razgrniti (preprogo); raznašati, raznesti (novice, govorice); intransitive verb širiti se; raztezati se, razprostirati se -
19 territory
['teritəri]plural - territories; noun1) (a stretch of land; a region: They explored the territory around the North Pole.) področje2) (the land under the control of a ruler or state: British territory.) področje3) (an area of interest, knowledge etc: Ancient history is outside my territory.) področje•- territorial waters* * *[téritəri]nounozemije, področje, teritorij, zemljišče kake dežele z določenimi mejami; figuratively področje, območje; deželno področje; economy področje trgovskega potnika; sport polovica igriščaTerritory — American pokrajina, ki še ni dobila ranga zvezne države -
20 valley
['væli](a stretch of flat, low land between hills or mountains, usually drained by a river and its tributaries: a beautiful green valley between the mountains.) dolina* * *[vaeli]noundolina; valovna dolina; architecture žleb v stičišču dveh poševnih streh
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