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1 tighten
verb (to make or become tight or tighter.) napeti* * *[táitən]transitive verbnategniti, napeti, pritegniti; zožiti, utesniti, stisniti; zadrgniti; zatesniti; intransitive verb nategniti se, napeti se, zožiti se, stisniti seto tighten one's belt (another hole) — zadrgniti si pas, figuratively omejiti se, gladovatito make s.o. tighten his belt figuratively pustiti koga stradati, gladovati -
2 tighten one's belt
(to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living: If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.) zategniti pas -
3 tight
1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tesen2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) napet3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) natančen4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) tesen2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) tesno- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt* * *[táit]1.adjectivetesen; ozek, tesno se oprijemajoč (obleka); neprepusten (za vodo, zrak); močan; čvrsto nategnjen, napet (vrv); stisnjen, nabito poln; zgoščen, kompakten; figuratively nepremičen; figuratively zožen, utesnjen; komaj zadosten, pičel (o denarju); kočljiv; colloquially skop(uški), stiskaški; slang pijan, nadelanas tight as an owl figuratively pijan ko mavratight shoes — tesni, ozki čevljia tight lass obsolete čedno, stasito dekleto be in a tight corner (place, spot) — biti v škripcihto keep a tight rein (hand) on s.o. — držati koga čvrsto na vajetihto draw tight — nategniti, napeti, zategniti;2.adverbtesnó, močnó, čvrsto; pičloto sit tight — figuratively čvrsto, uporno vztrajati pri svojih pravicah (mišljenju, stališču), ne popuščati -
4 purse-strings
[pɜ:sstriŋz]nounplural vrvica mošnjeto hold the purse-strings — upravljati z denarjem, nadzirati uporabo denarjato loosen the purse-strings — biti radodaren, izdati denar -
5 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) veter2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) sapa3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vetrovi2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) ob sapo spraviti3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) pihalen- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) naviti2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) naviti3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) viti se4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) naviti•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *I [wind]nounveter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba; aeronautics smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh; medicine vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona; plural strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak; music singular construction pihala, figuratively prazne besede, čenčebetween wind and water figuratively na občutljivem mestufrom the four winds — z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsodin(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind — proti vetruby the wind nautical s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)like the wind — kot veter, kot strelica, hitrocapful of wind — vetrič, sapica od časa do časapuffed up with wind figuratively napihnjen, nadut, domišljavslant of wind nautical sunek ugodnega vetrato be in the wind figuratively biti v zrakuthere is s.th. in the wind figuratively nekaj je v zrakuto break wind medicine spuščati vetroveto catch wind of s.th. — zavohati kajto cast ( —ali to fling —ali to throw) to the wind — na vse vetrove vreči, figuratively zapravljati, ne se zmeniti zato find out how the wind blows ( —ali lies) — ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figuratively)to get (the) wind of s.th. — zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kajto get the wind up — prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesnetito hit in the wind figuratively zadati udarec v želodecto put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kostito raise the wind slang figuratively dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prahthe wind rises — veter nastane, se dvigneto go to the winds figuratively propastihe preaches to the winds — govori v veter (zaman, stenam)to sail before the wind — pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtuto sail close to the wind figuratively delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figuratively skrajno varčno gospodaritito sail with every shift of wind — jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figuratively obračati svoj plašč po vetruto speak to the winds — govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoritito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjemto be troubled with wind medicine imeti vetroveto whistle down the wind figuratively zaman kaj želetiII [wind]transitive verbizpostaviti vetru, (pre)zračiti; hunting z vohanjem odkriti sled, (za)vohati; zasopiti (konja); izčrpati, ob sapo spraviti; pustiti konju, da se oddahnethey stopped to wind their horses — ustavili so se, da bi konji prišli do sapehe was fairly winded on reaching the top — bil je precéj zasopel, ko je prišel na vrhIII [wáind]nounobrat, vrtljaj, obračanje; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek (ceste itd.); upognjenost (v lesu); navitje (ure); napetje (strune, vzmeti); technical vitelIV [wáind]transitive verb(preterite & past participle wound — ali winded) pihati (v rog, trobento), dajati znake, signale (z rogom, s trobento)V [wáind]1.intransitive verbviti se, ( a road cesta) vijugati se; ovi(ja)ti se, omotavati se; obračati se, vrteti se; splaziti se ( into v); zvi(ja)ti se, skriviti se (les);2.transitive verboviti, zaviti, omotati; sukati, naviti, namota(va)ti ( on a reel na motek, na tuljavo); (za)vrteti (film) (po snemanju); dvigniti (z vitlom)to wind a blanket round o.s. — zaviti se v odejoto wind s.o. in one's arms — objeti kogato wind s.o. round one's littie finger figuratively oviti koga okoli (svojega) mezinca
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