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1 well-to-do
adjective (having enough money to live comfortably.) dobro situiran* * *[wéltədú:]1.adjectivepremožen, dobro situiran;2.noun the well to do — bogatini, premožneži -
2 well
(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) imeti dobro/slabo mnenje o* * *I [wel]1.nounizvir, vrelec, studenec; vodnjak; figuratively začetek, praizvor; vrtina; jašek (v rudniku); globoka jama; tunel v snegu; architecture dušnik, prostor za dvigalo (lift), za stopnišče; ograjen prostor v sodni dvorani (za odvetnika); shramba za prtljago (v vozu, avtu); tintnik (v mizi); railway shramba za vodo; nautical shramba za ribe (na ladji); jašek za zaščito črpalkewell boring — vrtanje (studencev itd.)well-digger — kopač studencev, vodnjakovto sink a well — (iz)vrtati vodnjak;2.intransitive verbizvirati, vreti na dan, iztekati, brizgnitito well up — dvigniti se, privreti kviškuto well over — preliti se, razliti se; transitive verb pustiti izvirati ali tečiII [wel]1.adverbdobro, ugodno, primerno, pravilno; v redu; popolnoma, čisto, temeljito, pozorno, skrbno; zadostno, prilično, dosti; iskreno, prijateljsko, prisrčno; pametno, s premislekom, utemeljeno, upravičeno; verjetno, lahko mogoče, mordaas well — enako, prav tako; tudi; poleg tega, razen tega, kot tudiwell and good — dobro; sem zadovoljenwell away — daleč, na dalečas well as — prav tako kot, tako... kotwell done! — dobro storjeno!, odlično!, bravo!well met! — prihajaš kot naročen!to be well out of s.th. — imeti kaj srečno za sebojto come off well — dobro se odrezati, imeti srečoto do well — uspevati, prosperiratito stand well with s.o. — biti v dobrih odnosih s kom;2.adjectivedober, v dobrem stanju; ugoden; medicine zdrav, pri dobrem zdravjuthat's all very well but... — vse to je prav in lepo, toda...things are well with you — dobro gre za vas, stvari vam uspevajoit will be as well for you to know it — nič vam ne bo škodilo, če boste to vedeli;3.noundobro, blagor, blaginjalet well alone! figuratively ne vmešavaj se po nepotrebnem!; pusti pri miru!, ne vrtaj naprej!;4.interjectionno!, torej!, prav dobro!, neverjetno!; res?well! I never! — no, kaj takega pa še ne!well! don't cry! — no, no, nikar ne jokaj!well then? — no, in kaj (potem)? -
3 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ta, tisti1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *I [mə pred soglasnikom, ði pred samoglasnikom, ði: poudarjeno]določni člen (včasih preveden s ta, to)the Browns — Brownovi, družina Brownthe King — kralj (angleški idr.)the saddle figuratively jezdenje, jahanjethe World — svet, SvetII [mi:, mi, me]adverbčim, temthe... the — čim... temthe more you get the more you want — čim več dobiš, tem več hočešthe more so as... — toliko več (bolj), ker... -
4 well done!
(used in congratulating a person: I hear you won the competition. Well done!) bravo! -
5 well off
(poor, rich: The family was quite well off.) slabo, dobro situiran -
6 as well as
(in addition to: She works in a restaurant in the evenings as well as doing a full-time job during the day.) prav tako pa tudi -
7 be as well to
(to be advisable or sensible: It would be as well to go by train - the roads are flooded.) bolje bi bilo... -
8 be just as well
(to be fortunate; to be no cause for regret: It's just as well (that) you didn't go - the meeting was cancelled.) nič hudega... -
9 bode ill/well
(to be an omen of or to foretell bad or good fortune: This bodes well for the future.) napovedati -
10 wishing-well
noun (a well which is supposed to have the power of granting any wish made when one is beside it.) čarobni studenec -
11 pie in the sky
(something good promised for the future but which one is not certain or likely to get: He says he will get a well-paid job but it's just pie in the sky.) gradovi v oblakih -
12 upset the apple cart
(to bring into disorder: The football team were doing very well when their best player upset the apple cart by breaking his leg.) postaviti vse na glavo -
13 oil-well
noun (a hole drilled into the earth or the sea-bed to obtain petroleum.) naftni izvir* * *[ɔilwel]nounsee oil-spring -
14 be/feel etc on top of the world
(to feel very well and happy: She's on top of the world - she's just got engaged to be married.) biti v devetih nebesihEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > be/feel etc on top of the world
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15 drink to / drink (to) the health of
(to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking: to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom.) nazdravitiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > drink to / drink (to) the health of
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16 drink to / drink (to) the health of
(to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking: to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom.) nazdravitiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > drink to / drink (to) the health of
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17 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) iz prve rokeEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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18 make the grade
(to do as well as necessary: That new apprentice will never make the grade as a trained mechanic.) postati -
19 (straight) from the horse's mouth
(from a well-informed and reliable source: I got that story straight from the horse's mouth.) iz prve rokeEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > (straight) from the horse's mouth
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20 pitcher
noun (a person who pitches especially (in baseball) the player who throws the ball.) metalec* * *I [píčə]nounlončen vrčthe pitcher goes once too often to the well — z vrčem hodimo toliko časa po vodo, dokler se ne razbijeII [píčə]nounmetalec (zlasti pri baseballu); British English stojničar; tlakovec (kamen)
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