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1 attention
[ə'tenʃən]1) (notice: He tried to attract my attention; Pay attention to your teacher!) pozornost2) (care: That broken leg needs urgent attention.) skrb, nega3) (concentration of the mind: His attention wanders.) zbranost4) ((in the army etc) a position in which one stands very straight with hands by the sides and feet together: He stood to attention.) mirno•- attentively
- attentiveness* * *I [əténšən]nounpozornost; oskrba, nega, negovanje; plural dvorjenje; military pozorto give ( —ali pay) attention to — paziti na kaj, upoštevati, uvaževati kajmilitary to stand at attention — v pozoru statito be all attention — pazljivo poslušati, napenjati ušesaII [əténšən]interjectionmilitary pozor!, mirno! -
2 attract
[ə'trækt]1) (to cause (someone or something) to come towards: A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention.) privlačiti; pritegniti2) (to arouse (someone's) liking or interest: She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood.) privlačiti•- attractive
- attractively
- attractiveness* * *[ətraekt]transitive verbprivleči; figuratively privabiti, mikati, očarati -
3 hail
I 1. [heil] noun1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) toča2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) ploha2. verb(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) padati (toča)II 1. [heil] verb1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) (od daleč) ustaviti, poklicati2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.) pozdraviti2. noun(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.) klic3. interjection(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!) pozdravljen* * *I [héil]nountoča; figuratively toča (udarcev, besedi)II [héil]intransitive verbpadati (toča); figuratively deževati (udarci, besede)to hail down — opljuskati s točo; figuratively zasuti s, zIII [héil]nounpozdrav, klicanje (ladji); doseg (glasu)within hail — dovolj blizu za pozdrav; dostopen, zaupljivIV [héil]1.transitive verbpozdraviti, klicati komu, klicati ladji;2.intransitive verbdajati znamenja, klicati (ladja) -
4 call
[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) klicati2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) imenovati3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) poklicati4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) poklicati5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) oglasiti se6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonirati7) ((in card games) to bid.) klicati2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) klic2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) ptičje petje3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) (kratek) obisk4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonski klic5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) klic6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) povpraševanje7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) potreba, razlog•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call* * *I [kɔ:l]1.transitive verbklicati, poklicati; zbuditi, imenovati; smatrati; sklicati; American telefonirati; commerce terjati; American familiarly grajati; Bible zadeti, doleteti;2.intransitive verbklicati, vpiti; telefonirati; (on, upon) obiskati, priti; marine (at) pristati; (at) oglasiti se pri, zaviti kamto call attention to s.th. — opozoriti na kajwhat age do you call him? — koliko mislite, da je star?American colloquially let it call a day — naj bo za danes dovoljto call to mind — spomniti, priklicati v spominto call s.o. names — (o)zmerjati kogato call a spade a spade, to call things by their names — reči bobu bobto call to order — posvariti, opomnitito call cousins with s.o. — sklicevati se na sorodstvo s komto call the roll military poklicati zbor, klicati po imenihII [kɔl]nounklic, poziv, sklic; zvočni signal, vabilka za ptiče; (kratek) obisk (on s.o., at a place); prihod ladje v pristanišče; vabilo; poklic; imenovanje; zahteva, prošnja; povod; nalog; telefonski klic; commerce opomin; povpraševanje (po blagu)at call — pripravljen izvršiti nalog, na razpolago; blizu, nedalečto have no call to do s.th. — ne imeti povoda, ne čutiti potrebe nekaj storitito have no call on s.o.'s time — ne imeti pravice koga zadrževatito pay ( —ali make) a call (on) — obiskati, oglasiti sehouse of call — zatočišče; borza dela -
5 flaunt
[flo:nt](to show off in order to attract attention to oneself: She flaunted her expensive clothes.) napihovati se* * *I [flɔ:nt]nounšopirjenje, razkazovanje, gizdavost; okras, razkošjeII [flɔ:nt]1.intransitive verbnapihovati se; šopiriti, košatiti, razkazovati se;2.transitive verbmahedrati, mahati; razkazovati; American zasmehovati, zaničevalno ravnati -
6 gimmick
['ɡimik](something used to attract attention to something or someone: an advertising gimmick.) zvijača- gimmicky* * *[gímik]nounAmerican slang prevara, trik -
7 hello
[hə'ləu]interjections, nouns(a word used as a greeting, to attract attention, or to express surprise: Say hello to your aunt; `Hullo,' I said to myself, `What's going on here?') halo! zdravo!* * *[hélou, hʌlou]1.interjectionhalo!;2.nounpozdrav "halo", "zdravo";3.intransitive verb colloquiallyzaklicati halo, zdravo -
8 hey
[hei](a shout expressing joy, or a question, or used to attract attention: Hey! What are you doing there?) hej!* * *[héi]interjectionhej! (vzklik veselja in začudenja)hey for! — napotimo se v, podajmo se vhey presto — hokus, pokus -
9 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) potrkati2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) suniti, zbiti3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) udariti4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) zadeti (se) ob2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) udarec2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) trkanje•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up* * *I [nɔk]nounudarec, sunek; trkanje; ropotanje motorjaAmerican slang neugodna kritika; slang to take the knock — pretrpeti hudo denarno izguboII [nɔk]1.transitive verbudariti, suniti; tolči, trkati, potrkati (at, on na, po); colloquially osupniti, zaprepastiti, sapo vzeti; American slang ostro kritizirati, zmesti;2.intransitive verbtolči, razbijati, trkati; trčiti, udariti (against, into ob, v); ropotati (motor); American colloquially godrnjatito knock the bottom out of — dokazati neresničnost, izpodbiti kajto knock on the head — ubiti, udariti do nezavesti; figuratively zadati udarec, onemogočiti kajto knock one's head against (a brick wall) — udariti z glavo ob zid; figuratively riniti z glavo skozi zidto knock all of a heap — presenetiti, osupnitito knock into a cocked hat — uničiti, izmaličiti; zaprepastiti, potolči (nasprotnika)to knock home — dobro zabiti; figuratively vtepsti komu kaj v glavoto knock s.o. into the middle of next week — udariti koga, da odleti; ven vreči, nagnatislang what knocks me — kar mi ne gre v glavo -
10 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) sramežljiv2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) zadržan3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) plah2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) vzpenjati se, izogibati se- shyly- shyness* * *I [šái]1.adjective ( shyly adverb)plah, plašen, plašljiv, boječ; zadržan, rezerviran, sumničav, oprezen; (žival, rastlina) kržljav, zaostal; skrit, ki ga je težko najti (kraj); colloquially dvoumen, sumljiv, na slabem glasu; American slang ki je izgubil, brez; American reven (of z)shy of money American slang na trdem z denarjemI am shy a dollar American slang sem ob dolarto be shy of s.o. — iti komu s pota, izogibati se kogato be shy of s.th. — bati se česa, izmikati se čemu, izogibati se česato be shy of doing s.th. — oprezno, z oklevanjem kaj nareditionce bit twice shy — kdor se enkrat opari, še se mrzle vode boji;2.nounplašljivost (konja);3.intransitive verbplašiti se, odskočiti (o konju); figuratively umakniti se nazaj, ustrašiti seto shy at s.th. — bati se česa, oplašiti se, ustrašiti se česaII [šái]1.nounmet, lučaj, metanje; figuratively zbodljaj, porogljiva opazka; colloquially poskusto have a shy at s.o. — zagnati za kom, figuratively zasramovati, zasmehovati kogato have a shy at doing s.th. — poskusiti nekaj napravitito have a shy at roulette — poskusiti enkrat z ruleto;2.transitive verb colloquiallyvreči, zagnati (kamen, žogo) (at na, v); intransitive verb napasti (s kamnom) -
11 sidle
(to go or move in a manner intended not to attract attention or as if one is shy or uncertain: He sidled out of the room.) zmuzniti se* * *[sáidl]1.noungibanje v stran, vijugasto (kačje) gibanje;2.intransitive verbgibati se od strani, viti se, zvijati se (kot kača); postrani hoditi, od strani priti, z ramo se prerivatito sidle up — boječe, plazeče se približati -
12 stunt
I verb(to prevent or check the full growth or development of: It is thought that smoking by a pregnant mother may stunt the baby's growth.) zavreti- stuntedII(something (daring or spectacular) done to attract attention etc: One of his stunts was to cross the Niagara Falls blindfolded on a tight rope.) podvig- stuntman* * *I [stʌnt]1.nounumetnija, mojstrstvo, trik; aeronautics akrobatsko letenje, akrobacija, ekshibicija; nekaj senzacionalnega, osupljivega, pozornost vzbujajočega (v reklamne, propagandne namene); reklamni, časnikarski trik; senzacija; lopovščina, sleparijait is not my stunt — to se me ne tiče;2.intransitive verb & transitive verbaeronautics delati akrobacijeII [stʌnt]1.transitive verbokrniti; pohabiti, pokvečiti; ovirati v rasti, v razvojuto stunt the growth of a nation's power — ovirati rast moči kakega naroda;2.nounoviranje rasti ali razvoja; okrnjenje; slaba rast; zaostala rastlina -
13 hallo
[hə'ləu]interjections, nouns(a word used as a greeting, to attract attention, or to express surprise: Say hello to your aunt; `Hullo,' I said to myself, `What's going on here?') halo! zdravo! -
14 hullo
[hə'ləu]interjections, nouns(a word used as a greeting, to attract attention, or to express surprise: Say hello to your aunt; `Hullo,' I said to myself, `What's going on here?') halo! zdravo! -
15 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) risati2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) (po)vleči3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) oddaljevati se; približevati se4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) neodločeno igrati5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) dvigniti6) (to open or close (curtains).) povleči7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) pritegniti2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) neodločena igra2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) privlačnost3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) žrebanje4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) potegljaj•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out* * *I [drɔ:]1.transitive verbvleči, vlačiti, potegniti; pritegniti, nategniti, napeti, nategovati; dvigniti; raztegniti; privlačiti; izvabiti; populiti, izdreti; (na)risati, upodobiti, opisati, prikazati; zasnovati, načrtati; točiti, črpati, sesati; dobiti, dobivati; (s)pačiti; commerce izdati, trasirati (menico); preiskati (lovci grmovje); ( from) sklepati; vdihniti; (to, into) pregovoriti; ( from) odvrniti, odvračati (od česa); sport neodločeno igrati; marine gaziti;2.intransitive verbvleči (se); bližati se, prihajati; žrebati; dihati; ugrezniti, ugrezati, pogrezati se; skrčiti, krajšati se; sport neodločeno igratito draw a bead on s.o. — nameriti na koga puško ali samokresto draw blood — preliti kri, ranitito draw blank — ne zaslediti plena; figuratively razočarati seto draw the long bow — pretiravati, izmišljati sito draw breath — vdihniti, zajeti sapoto draw the curtain — potegniti zastor; figuratively zaključiti pogovor, narediti konecdraw it mild! — ne izmišljaj si, ne pretiravaj!to draw one's sword against s.o. — napasti kogato draw a veil over s.th. — prikriti, zastreti kajfiguratively to draw the teeth of — onesposobitito draw a conclusion from s.th. — sklepati iz česaII [drɔ:]nounvlečenje, potegljaj; žrebanje, žreb; slang privlačnost; commerce vrnitev uvozne carine; neodločna bitka ali igra; American spuščanje, globina -
16 endeavour
[in'devə] 1. verb(to attempt; to try (to do something): He endeavoured to attract the waiter's attention.) prizadevati si2. noun(an attempt: He succeeded in his endeavour to climb the Everest.) prizadevanje* * *IAmerican endeavor [indévə]transitive verb & intransitive verb (po)truditi se, prizadevati siIIAmerican endeavor [indévə]noun trud, prizadevanjein the endeavour — trudeč se, prizadevajoč si -
17 notice
['nəutis] 1. noun1) (a written or printed statement to announce something publicly: He stuck a notice on the door, saying that he had gone home; They put a notice in the paper announcing the birth of their daughter.) obvestilo2) (attention: His skill attracted their notice; I'll bring the problem to his notice as soon as possible.) pozornost3) (warning given especially before leaving a job or dismissing someone: Her employer gave her a month's notice; The cook gave in her notice; Please give notice of your intentions.) vnaprejšnje obvestilo2. verb(to see, observe, or keep in one's mind: I noticed a book on the table; He noticed her leave the room; Did he say that? I didn't notice.) opaziti- noticeably
- noticed
- notice-board
- at short notice
- take notice of* * *I [nóutis]nounobvestilo, objava, oglas; opazovanje, zaznanje; zaznamek, opomin; pozornost; odpoved; pismena opomba ali kratek članek v časopisu; ocena (knjige, filma itd.)economy notice of assessment — davčna odločbathis is to give notice that — s tem obveščamo, dajuridically to give notice of appeal — vložiti prizivparliament to give notice of motion — dati iniciativen predlogobituary notice — osmrtnica, obvestilo o smrtito bring s.th. to s.o.'s notice — opozoriti koga na kajto give s.o. notice — odpovedati komu služboto give s.o. notice of s.tb. — sporočiti komu kajto give notice to quit — odpovedati (stanovanje, službo)to have notice — zvedeti, biti obveščenjuridically to serve notice upon s.o. — pozvati koga (na sodišče)without notice — brez odloga (odpuščen itd.)humorously to sit up and take notice — iti na bolje (zdravje)to take notice of — opaziti, ozirati se na kajtake notice that — opozarjam te, dato take no notice of — ne zmeniti se za kaj, ignoriratinot worth s.o.'s notice — nevreden upoštevanjaII [nóutis]transitive verbopaziti; omeniti, pripomniti; ozirati se na kaj, upoštevati, meniti se za kaj; oznaniti, oglasiti, objaviti, oceniti (knjigo); odpovedati komu -
18 purposely
adverb (intentionally: He did it purposely to attract my attention.) namenoma* * *[pɜ:pəsli]adverbnamenoma, premišljeno, hote -
19 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) žvižgati2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) (za)piskati3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) žvižgati4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) žvižgati2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) žvižg2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) piščal3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) piščalka* * *I [wisl]nounžvižg, pisk, žvižganje, signal z žvižgom; piščalka; colloquially grlo, goltanecwhistle stop American majhna postaja; volilna turneja (za predsedništvo)to blow a whistle — zapiskati, zažvižgatito pay (dear) for one's whistle figuratively drago plačati (svojo) šaloto wet one's whistle — zmočiti si grlo, napiti seII [wisl]1.intransitive verb(za)žvižgati, požvižgavati; piskati na piščal(ko); dati znak z žvižgom; vršeti (veter), šumeti, žvižgati (krogla);2.transitive verbžvižgati; music igrati na flavto; poklicati z žvižgomto whistle for a wind nautical žvižgati za veter (pri brezvetrju)you may whistle for it colloquially figuratively na to lahko še dolgo čakašto whistle s.o. — požvižgati komuto whistle back, to whistle up — poklicati z žvižgom, požvižgati (komu)to whistle off colloquially popihati jo -
20 catch someone's eye
(to attract someone's attention: The advertisement caught my eye; I couldn't catch the waiter's eye and so we were last to be served.) pritegniti pozornost
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