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1 gain
[ɡein] 1. verb1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) dobiti2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) pridobiti3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) pridobiti4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) prehitevati2. noun1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) pridobitev2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) dobiček•- gain on* * *I [gein]1.transitive verbdobiti, zaslužiti; pridobiti, zmagati, zavzeti, doseči;2.intransitive verbizboljšati se, pridobivati pri vrednosti; (ura) prehitevatito gain s.o.'s ear — biti uslišanto gain strength — okrepiti, ojačiti seII [gein]noundobiček, korist, dobitek, pridobitev, prirastek, izboljšanje; zmaga; plural dohodki, zaslužek -
2 ground
past tense, past participle; = grind* * *I [graund]preterite & past participleod grindII [graund]noundno, globina; zemlja, tla; zemljišče, igrišče, lovišče, gradbišče; ( for) osnova; (for, of) vzrok, povod; osnovna barva; ozadje; plural park, vrt; plural naselbina; plural gošča, usedlina; uzemljitevbelow ground — mrtev, pokopanto cover ground — potovati, opraviti določeno deloto cut the ground under s.o.'s feet — spodnesti komu tla, vzeti mu oporocolloquially down to the ground — popolnomafiguratively forbidden ground — nedovoljeno področje, prepovedana temato gain ground — napredovati, širiti seto hold one's ground — vztrajati na svojem mestu, ne popustiti; ostati pri močehto meet s.o. on his own ground — razpravljati o predmetu, ki ga nasprotnik sam določicolloquially to run into the ground — pretiravatito touch ground — dotakniti se dna; figuratively preiti na predmet pogovoraIII [graund]1.transitive verbna tla položiti; osnovati, utemeljiti; podložiti; podbarvati, grundirati; ozemljiti; aeronautics prisiliti, da se spusti; ne dovoliti, da vzleti; marine military prisiliti (ladjo), da nasede;2.intransitive verbnaslanjati, opirati se, temeljiti; (in) nuditi osnovno znanje; marine nasesti; aeronautics pristati
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