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1 way

[wei] 1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) prehod

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) pot; smer

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) cesta

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) pot

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) način

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) ozir

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) navada

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) pot
2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) daleč

- wayfarer
- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means
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I [wéi]
noun

pot, cesta, steza; proga; prehod; stran, smer; nautical kurz

way in — vhod

way out — izhod; prehojena pot; pot ali oddaljenost, ki jo je treba prehoditi; dalja, del poti ali potovanja; prosta pot, prostor; figuratively priložnost, prilika, možnost, izhod; napredovanje, napredek, razvoj; colloquially okolica, stran; figuratively pot, način, sredstvo, postopek, metoda; navada, lastnost, običaj; poklic, stroka, področje dejavnosti; (zdravstveno) stanje, položaj; ozir, pogled, zveza, razmerje, stopnja; nautical plural grede za spuščanje ladje v vodo, sanke

a long ( —ali a great) way off ( —ali from here) — daleč stran od tu

any way — vsekakor, v vsakem primeru

by way of — na poti čez; z namenom, da; zato, da; s pomočjo; zaradi

by the way — mimogrede, spotoma, na poti; sicer; slučajno

by way of compliment — kot kompliment

in a way — nekako, na neki način, ne popolnoma

in every way — v vsakem pogledu (oziru)

in many ways — v mnogih ozirih (pogledih)

in more ways than one — v več kot enem oziru (pogledu)

in a polite (friendly) way — vljudno (prijazno)

in a small way — skromno, brez pretenzij, ponižno

not by a long way — še dolgo ne

in some ( —ali several) ways — v marsikakem pogledu (oziru)

one way or another — tako ali tako, kakorkoli, nekako

over the way — na drugi strani (poti), čez cesto

on one's way to — na poti k

no way — nikakor ne

some way or other — na ta ali na oni način

the other way round — v obratni smeri, narobe, (ravno) obratno

under way nautical na poti, na vožnji

well on one's way — v polnem teku

ways and means — pot in način (zlasti kako priti do denarja)

Ways and Means — parlamentarna budžetna komisija

the way of the world — tok, način življenja, ukoreninjen običaj

the way of the cross religion križev pot

no way inferior — nikakor ne slabši, neznatnejši

the good old ways — dobri, stari običaji

high way — glavna cesta, državna cesta; figuratively običajni način delovanja

Milky Way — rimska cesta (na nebu)

lion in the way — zapreka, motnja (zlasti namišljena, fiktivna)

permanent way railway tir, tračnice

permanent-way man railway progovni delavec

nothing out of the way — nič posebnega (nenavadnega, izrednega)

somewhere London way — nekje v okolici Londona

right of way — pravica prehoda (čez tuje zemljišče)

this way please! — semkaj, za menoj, prosim!

this is not in my way — to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne bavim

to ask the ( —ali one's) way — vprašati za pot

to be in a bad way — biti v slabem položaju

to be in the family way — biti noseča, pričakovati otroka

to be by way of being angry — skoraj pobesneti

to be in s.o.'s way — biti komu napoti, motiti koga

to be under way — biti na poti

the conference was already under way — konferenca je bila že v teku

to be on the way — biti na poti, približevati se

to be in a way colloquially biti vznemirjen, razburjen

it is not his way — to ni njegova navada

the furthest way about is the nearest way home — najkrajša pot ni vedno najhitrejša

to clear the way — umakniti se s poti, dati prost prehod

to come by way of Paris — priti prek Pariza

to come ( —ali to fall) in s.o.'s way — srečati koga, naleteti na koga

to gather way — povečati hitrost

to find one's way — znajti se

to get in the way — biti napoti, zapreti pot, ovirati

to get in the way of s.th. — razumeti kaj

to get out of the way — iti s poti, umakniti se (s poti)

to give way — umakniti se, odmakniti se, izogniti se; popuščati, popustiti

to force one's way — izsiliti, utreti si pot

to go a long way — iti daleč

to go one's way — oditi, iti po svoji poti

to go ( —ali to take) one's own way — iti svojo pot; ravnati, narediti neodvisno od nasvetov drugih

to go the way of all the earth (of all flesh, of nature) figuratively umreti

to have it both ways — po potrebi si izbrati

you can't have it both ways — ne moreš imeti obojega; figuratively ne more biti volk sit in koza cela

to have one's own way — delati po svoji glavi; doseči to, kar želimo

if I had my (own) way — če bi šlo po mojem

to live in a great (small) way — razkošno (skromno) živeti

to look the other way — stran gledati

to look s.o.'s way — gledati proti komu

to lose way — izgubiti, zmanjšati hitrost

to lose one's way — zaiti, izgubiti se

to make way — napredovati; figuratively prodreti, uspeti

to make one's own way — iti po svoji poti, oditi

to make the best of one's way — iti čim hitreje, pohiteti

to pave the way for — utreti pot za

to put o.s. out of the way — truditi se, da(ja)ti si truda

to put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s poti, tajno ubiti koga

to see a way out — videti pot (izhod, neko možnost)

to stand in the way of s.o. — ovirati koga, zastaviti komu pot

to twist one's way through — zvijati se (kot kača) skozi

to work one's way — študirati, preživljati se z delom

where there's a will there's a way — hoteti je moči
II [wéi]
transitive verb

izuriti (konja) za hojo ali ježo po cesti
III [wéi]
adverb colloquially daleč

way below — daleč doli

way down south — daleč doli na jugu

way off — daleč

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2 force

[fo:s] 1. noun
1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) moč

2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) sila

3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) sila
2. verb
1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) prisiliti

2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) prisiliti (se)

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- forced
- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into force
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I [fɔ:s]
noun

moč, energija; nasilje; trdnost, jakost; uspešnost; učinek, vpliv; veljavnost, pomen; plural čete; vojna sila, vojska

air force — letalstvo

armed forces — oborožene sile

land force — kopenska vojska

in great force — močno

by force of — s pomočjo

force majeure — višja sila

by main force — z vso močjo

in force — veljaven, v veljavi

to come into force — stopiti v veljavo

by force — nasilno

to put in force — uveljaviti, uzakoniti
II [fɔ:s]
transitive verb

siliti, izsiliti, vsiliti, prisiliti; obvladati; predreti, predirati; z naskokom vzeti; vdreti; oskruniti, posiliti; prenapenjati, forsirati

to force s.o.'s hand — prisiliti koga

to force open — nasilno odpreti

to force s.th. on s.o. — vsiliti komu kaj

to force the pace — pospešiti korak

to force a plant — pospešiti rast rastline

to force o.s. upon s.o. — vsiljevati se komu

to force division — zahtevati glasovanje (v angleškem parlamentu)

to force one's way — krčiti si pot

to force a position — z napadom zavzeti položaj
III [fɔ:s]
transitive verb

(na)polniti, nadevati
IV [fɔ:s]
noun

slap

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3 crash

[kræʃ] 1. noun
1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) trušč

2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) trčenje

3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) polom

4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)
2. verb
1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) treščiti

2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) trčiti

3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) zrušiti se

4) ((of a business) to fail.) propasti

5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) lomastiti

6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)
3. adjective
(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) pospešen

- crash-helmet
- crash-land
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I [kræš]
1.

transitive verb

podreti, razbiti, zlomiti, streti;

2.

intransitive verb

treščiti, trčiti; razbiti se; zrušiti se

to crash a party — priti nepovabljen v družbo

to crash the gate — vriniti se v gledališče ipd. brez vstopnice
II [kræš]
noun

pok, tresk, hrum, trušč; zrušenje (letala); trčenje; figuratively polom, bankrot

crash programme — plan maksimalne proizvodnje ne glede na stroške

crash dive — nagla potopitev podmornice
III [kræš]
noun

vrsta redko tkanega blaga, tronitnik; surovo platno
IV [kræš]
colloquially presenetljiv, nepričakovan

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4 make

[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) narediti

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) pripraviti koga do česa

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) narediti

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) zaslužiti

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) znašati

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) postati

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) oceniti

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) imenovati

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?)
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) znamka

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to
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I [méik]
noun

delo, izdelovanje; economy izdelek, fabrikat, proizvod, (tovarniška) znamka; kroj, fasona; technical vrsta, oblika, tip, proizvodnja; postava, stas; zgradba (zgodbe); electrical spoj, kontakt; napoved aduta (bridge), mešanje kart

our own make — naš izdelek

of best English make — najboljše angl. kvalitete

is this your own make — si to sam naredil?

electrical to be at make — biti spojen

slang to be on the make — biti na lovu za denarjem, za dobičkom; vzpenjati se (družbeno)

British English nautical make and mend — prost čas za mornarje
II [méik]
1.

transitive verb

delati, napraviti; izdelati, izdelovati (from, of, out, of iz); predelati, predelovati, tvoriti, oblikovati (to, into v); pripraviti (kavo, čaj); uvesti (pravila, zakone), sestaviti, spisati (pesem); zbrati (glasove); ustvariti; figuratively napraviti kaj iz koga (to make a doctor of s.o.); povzročiti, prinašati (zadovoljstvo); pokazati se, postaviti, biti ( she ŋs him a good wife); znesti, znašati; imenovati za ( he was made a general); (z nedoločnikom brez "to" v aktivu, s "to" v pasivu) pripraviti koga do česa (they made him talk, he was made to talk); meniti, misliti, predstavljati si ( what do you make of it); colloquially imeti koga za kaj ( I make him an honest man); zaslužiti, ustvariti dobiček; doseči (hitrost), premeriti (pot); slang zapeljati, posiliti; prispeti (ladja v pristanišče), doseči; nautical zagledati (kopno); British English jesti; imeti (govor); mešati karte; electrical spojiti American slang identificirati koga;

2.

intransitive verb

nameniti se, poskusiti, napotiti se, peljati (pot) razprostirati se, teči (reka) (to); nastopiti (plima), naraščati (voda); figuratively povzročiti, pripeljati do

to make advances — truditi se koga pridobiti

to make no account of — ne ozirati se na kaj

to make allowance for — upoštevati, biti uvideven

to make amends for — odškodovati, oddolžiti se za kaj

to make angry — zjeziti

to make an appointment — dogovoriti se za sestanek

to make as if ( —ali as though) — pretvarjati se, hliniti

as you make your bed so you must lie upon it — kakor boš postlal, tako bož ležal

to make a bag — imeti dober lov

to make the bed — postlati

to make believe — pretvarjati se, hliniti

to make a bid for — truditi se za, potegovati se za kaj

to make bold — drzniti si, upati si

to make no bones about — povedati odkrito brez strahu, požvižgati se na kaj

to make one's bread — vzdrževati se sam

slang to make book — ilegalno sklepati stave na konjskih dirkah

this book makes good reading — ta knjiga se dobro bere

to make or break s.o. — pripeljati koga do uspeha ali poloma

to make a clean breast of — priznati, olajšati si srce

to make bricks without straw — delati nekaj neizvedljivega

to make the best of — izkoristiti kar najbolje, napraviti kar se le da, sprijazniti se s čim

to make cards — mešati karte

to make certain — prepričati se

to make clear — objasniti, razložiti

to make the door upon s.o. — zapreti komu vrata

to make a difference to — biti važno, spremeniti stvar

to make s.th. do — ali to make do with a.th. — zadovoljiti se s čim

to make no doubt — ne dvomiti

to make both ends meet — shajati s svojimi sredstvi, prilagoditi izdatke dohodkom

to make eyes at — spogledovati se, zaljubljeno koga gledati

to make an effort — potruditi se

to make excuses — opravičevati se, izgovarjati se, izvijati se

to make an example of — eksemplarično kaznovati

to make an exhibition of o.s. — spozabiti se

to make faces at — pačiti se komu

to make a face — nakremžiti se

to make a figure — zgledati smešen

to make a fire — zakuriti

you are made for this job — si kot ustvarjen za to delo

to make one's fortune — obogateti

to make a fool of o.s. — biti za norca

to make a fool of s.o. — imeti koga za norca

to make free with — brez zadrege uporabljati, razpolagati s čim

to make friends with — sprijateljiti se s kom

to make fun ( —ali game) of — zasmehovati koga, zafrkavati

to make a go of — uspeti v čem

to make good — uspeti

to make s.th. good — povrniti, kriti, nadoknaditi

to make a hash of — pokvariti, zavozlati (zgodbo)

to make a habit of it — priti v navado

to make haste — pohiteti

to make hay — pospraviti seno

to make hay of — napraviti zmešnjavo

to make hay while the sun shines — kovati železo dokler je vroče

to make head(way) — napredovati

to make headway against — premagati (težave)

not to make head or tail of — ne razumeti

American to make a hit — postati popularen

to make o.s. at home — biti kakor doma

American to make it — uspeti

nautical to make it so — izvršiti nalog

to make it hot for s.o. — naščuvati javnost proti komu, preganjati koga

to make things humorously gladko izpeljati (da teče kot po maslu)

American to make a killing — nenadoma zaslužiti ali priti do denarja

to make known — sporočiti, objaviti

to make land — zagledati kopno, pripluti v pristanišče

to make light ( —ali little) of — podcenjevati, nalahko jemati

slang to make like — posnemati

to make a living — preživljati se

to make one's own life — živeti svoje življenje, hoditi svojo pot

to make love to — ljubimkati, spolno občevati s kom

to make one's mark — napraviti karijero, izkazati se

to make one's mark on — vtisniti svoj pečat

to make or mar — pripeljati do uspeha ali poloma

to make a match — dobro se omožiti (oženiti)

to make a good meal — dobro jesti

to make merry — hrupno proslavljati, bučno se veseliti

to make minoemeat of — izpodbiti, popolnoma premagati

to make a monkey out of — osmešiti koga

to make money — dobro zaslužiti, obogateti

to make the most of — čim bolj izrabiti

to make a mountain out of a molehill — napraviti iz muhe slona

to make mouths at — pačiti se komu

to make s.o.'s mouth water — vzbuditi zavist ali željo

to make move — lotiti se česa, odpraviti se, kreniti

to make much of — ceniti, pripisovati važnost čemu, imeti od česa veliko koristi

to make a name for o.s. — napraviti si ime

to make a night of it — prekrokati vso noč

to make a noise in the world — postati slaven, zasloveti

to make nothing of — ne razumeti, biti zmeden

to make of — tolmačiti, razlagati si

to make one of — priključiti se

to make the pace — voditi, diktirati tempo

to make passes at — objemati, ljubkovati, dvoriti

to make peace — skleniti mir

to make one's pile — obogateti, spraviti denar na kup

to make a play for — poskužati pridobiti

to make a plunge — lotiti se brez pomisleka, visoko staviti

nautical to make port — pripluti v pristanišče

to make a point of — vztrajati pri čem, predvsem se potruditi

to make a price — nastaviti ceno

to make a practice of — imeti navado, navaditi se

to make a racket — biti zelo hrupen, razgrajati

to make ready — pripraviti

to make the rounds — obhoditi (stražar)

to make sail — odpluti, odjadrati

to make o.s. scarce — izginiti

to make a scene — napraviti komu neprijetno sceno

to make no secret of — ne prikrivati, odkrito pokazati ali povedati

to make shift with — pomagati si, nekako urediti

to make s.o. sit up — koga zelo presenetiti

to make a good (poor) showing — dobro (slabo) se izkazati

to make it snappy — podvizati se

to make s.o. sore — razjeziti koga

to make a splash — napraviti senzacijo

to make a speech — imeti govor

to make great strides — hitro napredovati

to make a stab at — poskusiti kaj narediti

nautical to make sternway — ritensko pluti, zaostajati, nazadovati

to make a stand — zaustaviti se, postaviti se v bran (vojska)

to make sure — prepričati se

to make a clean sweep of — dobro pomesti, vse odstraniti

to make tick — pripraviti do dela

to make good time — hitro napredovati

this makes the 10th time — to je že desetič

to make a good thing of — obrniti v svojo korist

to make a touch — sposoditi si, poskušati si sposoditi

to make hacks for — odpraviti se kam, napotiti se

American to make the team — biti sprejet v moštvo

to make a train — ujeti vlak

to make a trial of — poskusiti, preizkusiti kaj

to make o.s. understood — jasno se izraziti

to make use of — uporabiti kaj

to make way — utreti si pot, napredovati

to make one's way in the world — uspeti v življenju

to make one's way — out oditi

to make way for — umakniti se komu

to make s.o. out of his wits — spraviti koga ob pamet

to make war upon — vojskovati se s kom

nautical to make heavy weather — prebijati se po razburkanem morju

to make short work of — hitro kaj končati

to make water — scati

English-Slovenian dictionary > make
5 plough

1. noun
(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) plug
2. verb
1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) orati

2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) prebijati se

3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) zaleteti se

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I [pláu]
noun

British English plug, oranica; obrezilnik (knjigoveznittvo)

electrical tokovni odjemalnik; British English zavrnitev kandidata pri izpitu; astronomy the Plough — Veliki voz

figuratively to put one's hand to the plough — lotiti se česa

colloquially to take a plough — pasti pri izpitu
II [pláu]
1.

transitive verb British English

orati, preorati; plužiti, brazditi; figuratively utirati pot; nautical brazditi, sekati valove (ladja); slang vreči pri izpitu;

2.

intransitive verb

orati, plužiti, brazdati; truditi se, mučiti se, prebijati se; slang pasti pri izpitu

to plough a lonely furrow — opravljati svoje delo sam

to plough the sands — mučiti se zaman

to plough the sea — ploviti po morju

to plough ahead — neutrudno delati naprej, počasi napredovati

to plough back — obogatiti zemljo (s travo, deteljo), figuratively ponovno vložiti dobiček v podjetje

to plough out — izkopati, preorati

to plough under — podorati, spodkopati

to plough up — zorati

to plough through — prebijati se skozi, prebiti se

to plough one's way — utirati si pot

English-Slovenian dictionary > plough
6 wing

[wiŋ]
noun

1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) perut

2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) krilo

3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) krilo

4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) stran

5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) krilo

6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) krilo

7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) krilo

8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) skupina treh eskadrilj

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- winged
- - winged
- winger
- wingless
- wings
- wing commander
- wingspan
- on the wing
- take under one's wing
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I [wiŋ]
noun

perut, krilo (tudi figuratively); okrilje; stran, krilo (vrat, zgradbe, vojske); theatre odrska stran, stranska kulisa; humorously laket (človeka); slang sprednja noga (štirinožca); aeronautics krilo, nosilna površina; colloquially pilotski znak; sport krilo; aeronautics skupina treh (American šestih) eskadrilj; (po)let, letenje; plural theatre stranske kulise

on the wing — v (po)letu, leteč; figuratively na potovanju

birds are on the wing — ptice so v poletu, leté

under s.o.'s wing(s) — pod okriljem koga

to clip s.o.'s wings figuratively pristriči komu krila

he is always on the wing — on nikoli ne miruje

to come on the wings of the wind — privihrati kot veter, priti na krilih vetra

the news spread on the wings of the wind — vest se je bliskovito razširila

to get the wings — napredovati v položaj pilota

to lend ( —ali to add) a wing to s.th. — pospešiti kaj

fear lent her wings — strah ji je dal hitrost

riches take wings — bogastvo hitro skopni

to take wings — vzleteti, poleteti, odleteti

to take under one's wings — vzeti pod svoje okrilje
II [wiŋ]
intransitive verb

leteti; hiteti kot na krilih; transitive verb opremiti, oskrbeti s krili, s perjem (npr. strelico); dati krila (čemu); pospešiti; nositi na krilih; preleteti, leteti skozi; izstreliti (odpeti) (strelico); odposlati (ekspresno pismo); zadeti ptico v krilo; colloquially raniti v ramo, v roko (zlasti v dvoboju); sestreliti (letalo); theatre popolnoma se zanesti na suflerja (pri vlogi)

to wing an arrow — izstreliti puščico v zrak

to wing one's way — (od)leteti

fear winged his steps — strah je dal krila njegovim korakom

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7 twist

[twist] 1. verb
1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) obračati (se)

2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) plesti

3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) zviti
2. noun
1) (the act of twisting.) obračanje

2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) ožemek

3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) vozel

4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) preobrat

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- twisted
- twister
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I [twist]
noun

ukrivljenje, upogib, pregib; figuratively izkrivljenje, popačenje; torzija; izvin, deformacija; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek; technical spirala, spiralasto pletivo, tkanina; sukanec; klobčič; vozel; vrvica, vrv, konopec; zvitek, smotek tobaka (za žvečenje); obšiv, obšitek na kapi (uniformi, narodni noši); British English slang obsolete mešana pijača; slang tek, glad; sport kretnja, gib v stran; nagnjenje, čudna ljubezen (to do); tvist (ples); American slang moralno propadla ženska

in a twist of the wrist — v hipu

twist of the tongue — jecljanje, jecljavost

there is a queer twist in that branch — ona veja je čudno skrivenčena

there are a lot of twists in the road — cesta je polna ovinkov

he has an awful twist — colloquially on ima strašen apetit

to give one's arm a twist — zviti si roko
II [twist]
transitive verb

obračati, vrteti, sukati; plesti (vrv, konopec); sukati (sukanec), zapredati (svilo); (v)plesti, izplesti (v venec); povezati ( into v); ožemati (perilo); figuratively zaplesti; ovi(ja)ti ( round okoli); zviti (gleženj); skremžiti (obraz), spačiti, popačiti, izkriviti (tudi figuratively); figuratively mučiti, zbegati, zmesti; spremeniti; intransitive verb obračati se vrteti se (žoga), sukati se; viti se, vijugati se (reka); skremžiti se, spačiti se (obraz); zaplesti se; zviti se; prebiti se, preriniti se ( through skozi); figuratively izmotavati se, izmikati se, biti neiskren

to twist an account — izkriviti, popačiti poročilo

he twisted his face — nakremžil je obraz

to twist one's ankle — zviti si gleženj

to twist s.o. round one's (little) finger figuratively oviti koga okoli mezinca, imeti koga na vrvici

to twist one's words — izkriviti, obračati besede

don't twist like that — ne izmikaj se tako

to twist one's way (to twist) through the crowd — zriniti se skozi množico

to twist o.s. into — priplaziti se v, prikrasti se v

to twist off — izviti; iztrgati

to twist up — (spiralasto) zvi(ja)ti, motati, sukati, plesti; zviti se (v spiralo)

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8 squeeze

[skwi:z] 1. verb
1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) stisniti

2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) stlačiti se

3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) iztisniti
2. noun
1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) stisk

2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) gneča

3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) izžeti sok

4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) stiska

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- squeezer
- squeeze up
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I [skwi:z]
noun

stisk(anje), pritisk, tiščanje, tlačenje; mečkanje, izžemanje; stisk roke, objem(anje); stiska, gneča, naval; izžeti sok (oranže itd.); colloquially denarna stiska; colloquially pritisk, izsiljevanje; odtis kovanca (v vosku itd.)

credit squeeze — kreditna omejitev

to be in a tight squeeze — biti v hudih škripcih

it was an awful squeeze — bila je strašna gneča

to give s.o. a squeeze (of the hand) — stisniti komu roko

to have a narrow (close, tight) squeeze — za las uiti
II [skwi:z]
transitive verb

stisniti, stiskati; colloquially stisniti k sebi; stlačiti, (z)mečkati, ožemati, ožeti, iztisniti (out of, from iz), izcediti (sok), izžeti; vtisniti, vriniti, natlačiti ( into v), napolniti; izriniti ( out of iz); napraviti odtis (kovanca itd.) (v vosek itd.); figuratively mučiti, tlačiti; izsiljevati (kaj od koga), iztisniti, izvleči (denar itd.) (out of, from iz); intransitive verb stiskati, mečkati, tlačiti ( into v, through skozi); gnesti se, prerivati se, vriniti se, riniti se ( into v); pustiti se izsiljevati

squeezeed lemon (orange) — izžeta limona (oranža), figuratively oseba, od katere ne moremo ničesar več pričakovati

to squeeze juice from an orange — iztisniti sok iz oranže

to squeeze the juice of s.o. figuratively izkoriščati, opehariti koga

to squeeze s.o.'s hand — stisniti komu roko v znak naklonjenosti, sožalja itd.

to squeeze one's way — riniti se, prerivati se, gnesti se ( through skozi)

we were terribly squeezed in the bus — bili smo strašno natlačeni v avtobusu

to squeeze o.s. into the bus — zriniti, stlačiti se v avtobus

to squeeze a tear figuratively iztisniti solzo, potočiti par krokodilovih solz

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9 meet

[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb
1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) srečati

2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) sestati se

3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) spoznati

4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) združiti se

5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) zadostiti

6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) naleteti

7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) soočiti se

8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) doživeti

9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) zoperstaviti se
2. noun
(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) sestanek

- meeting
- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway
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I [mi:t]
adjective

archaic ( meetly adverb)

primeren, prikladen

it is meet that — prav je, da; spodobi se, da
II [mi:t]
1.

transitive verb

srečati, sestati se s kom; spoznati, predstaviti, biti predstavljen komu; počakati koga (na postaji); figuratively zadovoljiti, izpolniti (željo); spoprijeti se s kom, nastopiti proti komu; figuratively postaviti se po robu, premagati (težave), rešiti (problem), opraviti s čim; naleteti na koga; ustrezati, ujemati se; izpolniti (obveznosti), plačati (stroške);

2.

intransitive verb

srečati se, sestati se, zbrati se; spoznati se; združiti se, stikati se (ceste), dotikati se, priri vstik; ujemati se, skladati se; naleteti ( with na); doživeti, pretrpeti ( with)

to meet each other (one another) — srečati se

well met! — lepo, da smo se sestali!

pleased to meet you — veseli me, da sva se spoznala

meet Mr. Brown — da vam predstavim g. Browna

economy to meet a bill — plačati dolg, honorirati (menico)

to meet the case — zadostvovati, biti primeren

to meet one's death — umreti

he met his fate — umrl je

he met his fate calmly — sprijaznil se je zusodo

to meet the eye — prikazati se, pasti v oči

to meet s.o's. eye — spogledati se s kom

there is more in it than meets the eye — za tem tiči več

to meet the ear — priti na ušesa

to meet expenses — plačati stroške

the supply meets the demand — ponudba ustreza povpraševanju

to meet s.o. half way — popustiti, iti na pol pota nasproti

to meet one's match — naleteti na sebi enakovrednega človeka

to make both ends meet — shajati (s plačo)

to meet misfortunes with a smile — hrabro prenašati nesreče

to meet trouble half way — biti prezgodaj zaskrbljen, prezgodaj se razburjati

to meet s.o.'s wishes — izpolniti komu želje

to meet with — doživeti, naleteti na kaj, American strinjati se

he met with an accident — ponesrečil se je

to meet with success — uspeti

to be well met — dobro se ujemati

this coat does not meet — ta suknja je pretesna
III [mi:t]
noun

sestanek (lovcev, tekmovalcev)

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10 put

[put]
present participle - putting; verb

1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) postaviti

2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) zastaviti

3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) izraziti

4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) zapisati

5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) zapluti

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- put-on
- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with
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I [put]
noun

met kamna z rame; (borza) premijski posli

put and call — borzni terminski sklep
II [put]
1.

transitive verb

položiti, postaviti, dati kam, vtakniti ( in one's pocket v žep; in prison v ječo); spraviti (koga v posteljo, v neprijeten položaj, v red, v tek); izpostaviti, podvreči čemu ( to put to death usmrtiti koga); posaditi (into, under s čim; the land was put under potatoes); poslati, dati, siliti, naganjati (to v, k; to put to school poslati v šolo, to put to trade dati koga v uk, to put the horse to the fence nagnati konja v skok čez ograjo); napeljati, zvabiti (on, to k); napisati ( to put one's signature to a document); prestaviti, prevesti ( into French v francoščino); izraziti, formulirati ( I cannot put it into words ne znam tega z besedami izraziti; how shall I put it kako naj to formuliram?); oceniti, preceniti (at; I put his income at £ 1000 a year po mojem zasluži 1000 funtov na leto); uporabiti (to; to put s.th. to a good use dobro kaj uporabiti); zastaviti, postaviti (vprašanje, predlog; I put it to you apeliram na vas, obračam se na vas); staviti (on; denar na kaj); vložiti, investirati ( into v); naložiti (npr. davek, to put a taɔ on obdavčiti kaj); naprtiti, pripisati komu kaj (on; they put the blame on him krivdo valijo na njega); sport metati, vreči (kroglo); poriniti (bodalo), streljati (in, into);

2.

intransitive verb

podati se, napotiti se, iti, hiteti ( for kam; to put to land podati se na kopno; to put to sea odpluti

to put for home — napotiti se domov); nautical jadrati, krmariti, pluti; American izlivati se ( into v)

to put s.o. above s.o. else — postaviti koga pred drugega

to put one's brain to it — koncentrirati se na kaj, lotiti se česa

to put a bullet through — ustreliti, preluknjati koga

to put in black and white, to put in writing — napisati

to be put to it — biti prisiljen

to be hard put to it — biti v zagati, v škripcih, biti prisiljen k čemu

to put the cow to the bull — pripeljati kravo k biku

put the case that — recimo, da

to put the cart before the horse — nesmiselno ravnati

to put o.s. in (under) the care of s.o. — postaviti se pod zaščito koga

to put out of action — onesposobiti

to put s.o. out of countenance — spraviti koga iz ravnotežja

to put down the drain — vreči v vodo, neumno zapraviti

to put all one's eggs in one basket — staviti vse na eno karto

to put an end ( —ali stop, period) to — napraviti konec s čim, končati

to put the good face on it — mirno kaj prenesti

to put one's foot in it — narediti napako, osramotiti se, blamirati se

to put in force — uveljaviti

to put s.o. on his feet — spraviti koga na noge

to put the finger on — pokazati s prstom na, identificirati koga (kaj)

to put s.o. on guard — opozoriti koga na previdnost

to put one's hands to — lotiti se; pomagati

to put into the hands of s.o. — prepustiti komu, dati komu v roke

to put out of one's head — izbiti si iz glave, pozabiti

to put a horse to — vpreči konja

to put s.o. in a hole — spraviti koga v neugodon položaj

to put the hand to the plough — prijeti za delo

to put one's hands in one's pocket — globoko seči v žep

to put it to s.o. — apelirati na koga, dati komu na voljo

to put a knife into — zabosti

slang to put the lid on — presegati vse meje, biti višek česa

to put money on — staviti na kaj

to put the money to a good use — pametno porabiti denar

to put a matter right — izgladiti (zadevo)

to put it mildly — milo rečeno

to put in mind — spomniti koga

to put s.o.'s nose out of joint — spodriniti koga

to put in order — urediti

to put s.o. on his oath — zapriseči koga

to put in practice — izvajati

to put o.s. in s.o.'s place — vživeti se v položaj koga drugega

to put on paper — napisati

not to put it past one — pripisati komu kaj slabega

to put to ransom — zahtevati odkupnino za

to put s.o. right — popraviti koga

to put in shape — spraviti v dobro kondicijo, oblikovati

to put one's shoulder to the wheel — potruditi se

to put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel — metati komu polena pod noge

to put to the sword — prebosti z mečem

to stay put — ostati na mestu

figuratively to put teeth into — zagristi se v kaj

to put s.o. through it — dajati koga na sito in rešeto

to put in use — uporabiti

to put a veto on it — uporabiti veto

to put into words — izraziti z besedami, točno opisati

to put s.o. in the wrong — postaviti koga na laž, dokazati, da nima prav

to put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s poti

slang to put s.o. wise — odpreti komu oči

slang to put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, dati mu vetra

well put — dobro povedano

to put the weight — metati kroglo

to put everything wrong — narediti vse narobe
III [pʌt]
noun

archaic tepec, čudak, kmet
IV [pʌt]
noun

& verb see putt

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11 by

1. preposition
1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) poleg, blizu, pri

2) (past: going by the house.) mimo

3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) po

4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) od

5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) s, z

6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) po

7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) do

8) (during the time of.) med

9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) do, za

10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) krat

11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) na

12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) po
2. adverb
1) (near: They stood by and watched.) blizu, zraven

2) (past: A dog ran by.) mimo

3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) poleg, na stran

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- bygones: let bygones be bygones
- bypass 3. verb
(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) obiti

- by-product
- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way
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I [bai]
preposition

blizu, pri, ob, od, do, med, po, s, poleg

by the advice of — po nasvetu koga

by all means — vsekakor

by air — z letalom

by appearance — po videzu

by s.o.'s bedside — ob postelji koga

by birth — po rodu

by blood — po izvoru, po rodu

by boat — z ladjo

by the by(e) — mimogrede povedano, da ne pozabim

by chance — po naključju, slučajno

by day — podnevi

by the day — na dan (natanko)

day by day — dan za dnevom

by degrees — postopoma

by my desire — po moji želji

by dint of — zaradi, s pomočjo

by the dozen — na ducate

by experience — po izkušnji

by far — veliko bolj

by force — nasilno

by George! — pri moji veri!

by heart — na pamet

by the hour — na uro

by hundreds — na stotine

by itself — samo zase

by Jove! — pri moji veri!

by law — po zakonu

by leaps and bounds — skokoma, hitro

by letter — pismeno, s pismom

American by mail — po pošti

I have no money by me — nimam s seboj denarja

by no means — nikakor ne

by means of — s pomočjo, s

by mistake — pomotoma

by name — po imenu

by nature — po naravi

by next month — do prihodnjega meseca

by now — sedaj, že, medtem

one by one — drug za drugim, posamezno

by o.s. — sam zase, sam od sebe

by order — po naročilu

by post — po pošti

by profession — po poklicu

by rail — z železnico

by reason of — zaradi

by right — po pravici

by sea — po morju, z ladjo

side by side — drug poleg drugega

by stealth — kradoma, skrivaj

by this time — medtem; že; ob tem času

by trade — po poklicu

to travel by London — potovati prek Londona

by turns — menjaje, drug za drugim, po vrsti

two by two, by twos — po dva

by my watch — po moji uri

by the way — mimogrede, približno

by word of mouth — ustno

by way of trial — za poskus

by a year younger — leto mlajši

two meters by six — dvakrat šest metrov površine
II [bai]
adverb

blizu, v bližini, poleg, zraven; mimo

by and by — kmalu nato, kasneje

close by — čisto zraven

to go by — iti mimo

hard by — čisto poleg

by and large — nasploh

to lay by — prihraniti

to pass by — mimo iti

figuratively to pass s.o. by — prezreti koga

to put by — prihraniti

to stand by — nič ne delati

to set by — prihraniti

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12 yield

[ji:ld] 1. verb
1) (to give up; to surrender: He yielded to the other man's arguments; He yielded all his possessions to the state.) vdati se; odstopiti

2) (to give way to force or pressure: At last the door yielded.) popustiti

3) (to produce naturally, grow etc: How much milk does that herd of cattle yield?) proizvajati
2. noun
(the amount produced by natural means: the annual yield of wheat.) pridelek

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I [ji:ld]
noun

donos, obrodek, pridelek; plod, proizvod; dohodek, dobiček, korist; popuščanje, umikanje; kovinska vsebina (rude)

a good yield of fruit — dober obrodek sadja

yield of taxes — donos davkov

yield point stress (strength) — meja prožnosti, elastičnosti
II [ji:ld]
transitive verb

donašati, prinašati, dajati; proizvajati; dopustiti, dovoliti; odstopiti (s.th. to s.o. — komu kaj); (redko) uvideti, priznati

to yield 10% — donašati 10%

to yield assistance — da(ja)ti, nuditi pomoč

to yield a city, a fortress — predati mesto, trdnjavo

to yield good crops — dajati dobre letine (žetve) (o zemlji)

to yield consent — privoliti

to yield due honours — izkazati dolžne časti

to yield the point — priznati poraz (v debati)

to yield a profit commerce prinesti dobiček

to yield s.th. to be done — dopustiti, da se nekaj naredi (zgodi)

to yield s.o. thanks — biti komu hvaležen

to yield precedence to s.o. — dati komu prednost

to yield submission — podvreči se

to yield the palm (to s.o.) — priznati se poraženega (od koga)

yield right of way! — dajte prednost (v cestnem prometu)

to yield a place to s.o. — odstopiti, narediti prostor komu

to yield one's rights — odreči se svojim pravicam

to yield oneself prisoner — predati se v ujetništvo

to yield up the breath (ghost, life) — izdihniti (dušo), umreti; intransitive verb donašati, (ob)roditi, dajati; vdati se, popustiti; podleči, podvreči se; privoliti (to v); zaostajati (to za)

to yield well, poorly — dobro, slabo obroditi

this apple-tree yields well — ta jablana dobro rodi

to yield to conditions — privoliti v pogoje

to yield to despair — vda(ja)ti se obupu

the ground yielded under him — tla so se mu vdala pod nogami

to yield to superior forces — vdati se, ukloniti se premoči

to yield to temptation — podleči skušnjavi

to yield under pressure — popustiti pod pritiskom

to yield to the times — prilagoditi se časom (času)

they yield to our soldiers in courage — oni zaostajajo za našimi vojaki glede hrabrosti

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13 such

1. adjective
1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) takšen

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) takšen

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) takšen; tako

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) takšen; tako
2. pronoun
(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) tisti, ki; kot tak

- suchlike
- such-and-such
- such as it is
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1.

adjective

takšen, tak; (pred pridevnikom) takó; podoben; (za samostalnikom v množini) kot (as na primer); tako velik, zelo velik, izreden; juridically zgoraj navedeni, omenjeni

such a — takšen

such as — takšen kot, tak kot

such a(n) one obsolete tak in tak, nekdo, neki

Mr. such and such — g. Ta in Ta

such being the case — ker je stvar tako, ker je takó

such a day! — kakšen dan!

such another disaster — še ena takšna nesreča

in such or such a place — na tem ali onem mestu

no such thing — nič takega, ni govora o tem

such was not my idea — tega nisem mislil

there are such things — take stvari se dogajajo

they gave us such a fright — tako so nas prestrašili

we had such sport — imenitno smo se zabavali

he said he had lost his way, or some such thing — rekel je, da je bil zašel, ali nekaj takega

no such thing as a room was to be had in the whole town — v celem mestu ni bilo mogoče najti eno samo sobo

do you think she will believe you? no such thing! — mislite, da vam bo verjela? Kje pa! (Kaj še! Ni govora o tem!)

such master, such servant — kakršen gospodar, takšen sluga;

2.

adverb

takó

such a nice day — tako lep dan;

3.

pronoun

takšen, neki takšen

colloquially isti; commerce & vulgar zgoraj omenjeni; archaic & poetically such as — tisti, ki; kdor; vsi

as such — kot tak(šen)

all such — vsi takšni

and such (like) — in takšni, podobni

such or such of — ta ali oni od

such as believe that are mistaken — tisti, ki to verjamejo, se varajo (motijo)

he is a fool, but I am not such — on je bedak, jaz pa nisem

I have a car I can lend you, such as it is — imam avto, ki vam ga lahko posodim, kaj prida pa ni

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14 volunteer

[volən'tiə] 1. verb
1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) prostovoljno se javiti

2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) ponuditi
2. noun
(a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.) prostovoljec

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1.

noun

prostovoljec (tudi military); volonter; pripravnik; kdor brezplačno opravlja kako službo; botany divje rastoče drevo

Volunteers of America plural prostovoljna organizacija pomoči v ZDA (podobna Salvation Army v Angliji);

2.

adjective

prostovoljski; agronomy divje rastoč

a volunteer corps military prostovoljski korpus

Volunteer State — (vzdevek za državo) Tennessee (ZDA);

3.

intransitive verb

prostovoljno se javiti (se ponuditi) ( for za, kot; to do napraviti kaj); military javiti se ali služiti kot prostovoljec, biti prostovoljec, prostovoljno služiti vojsko; transitive verb prostovoljno (sam od sebe) ponuditi, prevzeti ali napraviti (uslugo itd.); nepoklican reči, izjaviti ( an opinion mnenje)

she volunteered a song — ponudila se je, da bo zapela pesem

he volunteered to show me the way — ponudil se je, da mi bo pokazal pot

how many of them volunteered? — koliko od njih se je javilo prostovoljno?

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