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1 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) vleči2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) vleči3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) veslati4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) potegniti (proti)2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) poteg2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) privlačnost3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) vpliv•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg* * *I [pul]nounpotegljaj, poteg, vlečenje, vlek; technical vlečna sila; privlačnost, sila privlačnosti; požirek, dušek; ročaj, držaj (zvonca); veslanje, zavesljaj; sport (golf, kriket) udarec, zamah (poševno, zlasti na levo); zadrževanje (konja z vajetmi); utrjujajoč vzpon, velik napor ( long ŋ); prednost (of, on, over pred); slang vpliv, zveze, protekcija ( with); printing (poskusni) odtisthe long pull — presežek, dodatek k plačia heavy pull on s.o.'s purse — draga stvarto have the pull of s.o. — imeti prednost pred komto have a pull with s.o. — imeti vpliv na koga, imeti protekcijo pri komprinting to take a pull — napraviti odtisto give a pull at — povleči, potegniti kajII [pul]1.transitive verbvleči, povleči, potegniti; puliti, izpuliti (zob, rastlino), izvleči, privleči; trgati (jabolka cvetice); skubsti, skubiti, oskubsti (perjad, lan), populiti (dlako iz usnja); zagotoviti si, privleči (stranke, podporo); (golf, kriket) udariti žogo postrani na levo; namerno zadržati dirkalnega konja; veslati, imeti vesla; printing napraviti odtis, odtisniti; American slang potegniti (revolver, nož); slang izpeljati (delo); American slang proglasiti stavko, pozvati (podjetje) k stavki; slang zapreti, napraviti racijo (v igralnici);2.intransitive verbvleči, puliti (at); vleči (pipo; at); povleči, piti (at iz); vleči se, riniti se naprej; slang privlačiti (reklama)a case of pull devil, pull baker — povleci, potegni; kdo je močnejšito pull faces ( —ali a face) — pačiti se, kremžiti seto pull a long face — nakremžiti obraz, narediti kisel obrazto pull a fast one — preslepiti, ukanitito pull s.o.'s leg — potegniti koga, norčevati se iz kogato pull a thing on s.o. — ogoljufati, prevaritito pull it — odnesti pete, pobegnitito pull to pieces — raztrgati, figuratively ostro kritiziratito pull one's punches figuratively krotiti se; (boks) zadržano udaritito pull one's rank on s.o. — pokazati, da si višji po činuto pull the strings ( —ali wires) — neopazno voditi, vplivati na kogato pull one's weight — potruditi se pri delu, krepko veslatito pull the wool over s.o.'s eyes — preslepiti koga -
2 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) izpuliti; povleči2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) skubsti3) (to pick (flowers etc).) trgati4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) puliti5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) prebirati strune2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) pogum- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy* * *I [plʌk]nounpoteg, trzaj, trzanje; skubljenje; drobovje, notranji organi (hrana); srčnost, hrabrost, pogum; British English padec pri izpituII [plʌk]1.transitive verbtrgati, odtrgati (sadje, cvetje); puliti, izpuliti (perje, lase, plevel); skubsti, oskubiti (perutnino); potegniti, vleči (za roko); music prebirati strune; colloquially oskubsti koga, nasankati koga; slang vreči pri izpitu;2.intransitive verbpuliti, vleči (at za); loviti, grabiti po čemslang to be plucked — pasti pri izpitu -
3 devil
['devl]1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) vrag2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) hudič3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) vrag4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) revež* * *I [dévl]nounvrag, hudobec, zli duh; hudobnež; nesrečnež, revež; stroj za trganje krp; močno začinjena jedbetween the devil and the deep sea — med dvema ognjema, med Scilo in Karibdodevil's advocate — zagovornik zla, tisti, ki dela medvedjo uslugodevil's books — karte, hudičeve podobicewhat comes under the devil's back, goes under his belly — kar si pridobimo po krivici, nam ne prinese koristi; kar hudič prikveka, nima tekato hold a candle to the devil — pomagati hudobnežu, sodelovati pri zločinuzoology colloquially devil's darning needle — kačji pastirdevil's delight — pretep, prepiras the devil likes Holy Water — sploh ne, prav ničlucky devil — srečnik, -nicathe devil of a — velikanski; ogromno, neznanskoto paint the devil blacker than he is — smatrati za slabše kakor je v resnici; risati hudiča na stenothe devil to pay — velika neprijetnost, splošno razburjenjemilitary slang devil's piano — strojnicato play the devil with — nevarno poškodovati, uničiti, slabo s kom ravnatiprinter's devil — tiskarski vajenec; tiskarjev kurirpull devil, pull baker — see bakerII [dévl]intransitive verb & transitive verbgarirati, ocvreti in začiniti; opravljati podrejeno delo za drugega; garati; trgati krpe (stroj)to devil s.o. — prisiliti koga, da gara za druge -
4 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) noga2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) hlačnica3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) noga4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa•- - legged- pull someone's leg* * *I [leg]nounnoga, bedro, stegno; krača, bočnik; etapa (pri potovanju, letenju); hlačnica, nogavica, golenica (škornja); noga stola, mize; nautical ena smer pri cikcak vožnji; stranica trikotnika, tangenta, krak šestila; sport stran igrišča desno od metalca (kriket)to be all legs — nogat, dolgonogto be on one's last legs — biti z eno nogo v grobu, biti na koncu svojih močithe boot is on the other leg — resnica je čisto drugačna, razmere so se spremenileto fall on one's legs — postaviti se na noge, končno uspeti, imeti srečoto get upon one's legs — razjeziti se, planiti kviškuto get on one's hind legs — postaviti se po robu, pripraviti se k obrambito give s.o. a leg up — pomagati komu naprejnot to have a leg to stand on — ne imeti se na kaj opreti, ne imeti opravičilato have good sea legs — ne dobiti morske bolezni, biti pravi mornarleg and leg — enako stanje v igri, enako število točkon one's (hind) legs — na nogah, pri dobrem zdravjuto pull s.o.'s leg — imeti koga za norca, šaliti se s komto run s.o. off his legs — nalagati komu prevež dela, obremeniti koga z delomto set s.o. on his legs — pomagati komu na nogearchaic to make a leg — prikloniti seto shake a leg — British English colloquially plesati, American slang pohiteti, podvizati seto stand on one's own legs — biti samostojen, postaviti se na lastne nogeto walk s.o. off his legs — utruditi koga s hojoblack-leg — slepar, stavkokazII [leg]intransitive verb colloquially to leg it — (hitro) hoditi, teči, pobegniti -
5 tug
1. past tense, past participle - tugged; verb(to pull (something) sharply and strongly: He tugged (at) the door but it wouldn't open.)2. noun1) (a strong, sharp pull: He gave the rope a tug.) poteg2) (a tug-boat.) vlačilec•- tug-boat- tug-of-war* * *[təg]1.nounpoteg, povlek, trzaj, trzanje, vlečenje; napor, napenjanje, muka, velik trud; hud (duševni) boj, figuratively huda borba ( for za); vrv, veriga za vlečenje: nautical vlačilec (parnik)tug of war sport vlečenje vrvi (tudi figuratively)to give a tug at — močno vleči, potegniti;2.transitive verbmočno vleči (kaj), potegniti, trzati; nautical vleči (z vlačilcem); intransitive verb vleči, potegniti (at za); (redko) napenjati se, mučiti se, garati; boriti se ( for za) -
6 job
[‹ob]1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) služba2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) opravilo•- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job* * *I [džɔb]noundelo, opravilo, posel; delo na akord; naloga, dolžnost; služba, položajcolloquially zadeva; colloquially težka naloga; špekulacija, izrabljanje službe za privaten zaslužek; American slang nečeden posel, kraja, rop, zločin; printing akcidenčni tisk; economy job card ( —ali ticket) — seznam delavčevih delovnih urjob analysis — analiza dela, analiza zaposlenostibad job — slaba stvar, težek položaj, neuspehby the job — na akord, od kosa plačano delowhat a job! — to je obupno!to make the best of a bad job — popraviti, kar se še da; molče požreti, ne kazati nevoljeto give it up as a bad job — opustiti kaj, kar je brezupnoit is your job to do — it tvoja naloga je, da to naredišto be on the job — pridno delati, pazitia put-up job — naprej dogovorjen zločin, prevaraAmerican to lie down on the job — zanemarjati delo, zabušavatiAmerican colloquially she is a tough job — ona je žilavaII [džɔb]1.intransitive verbdelati na akord; špekulirati, igrati na borzi, trgovati z delnicami; priložnostno delati;2.transitive verbdati akordno delo; preprodajati, špekulirati s, z; najeti, dati v najem (konja, voz); izrabljati službo za privaten zaslužek ali korist; uničiti kogato job s.o. into a post — vriniti koga na položajAmerican slang to job s.o. out of — oslepariti koga za kajIII [džɔb]nounvbod, zbodljaj, sunek; potegljaj z brzdoIV [džɔb]1.transitive verbzbosti, prebosti; izbosti ( out), izbezati; potegniti konja za brzdo;2.intransitive verbbosti, udariti (at) -
7 rein
[rein]1) ((usually in plural) one of two straps attached to a bridle for guiding a horse.) vajet2) ((in plural) straps fitted round a toddler so that he can be prevented from straying in the street etc.) vajeti•- rein in* * *I [réin]nounvajet, uzda, brzda, oglavnik, povodec; brzdanje, krotenje; nadzor(stvo)to draw (to pull up) rein — pritegniti vajeti, zadržati (ustaviti) konja; ustaviti se; opustiti poskusto give rein to one's whim — popustiti, dati prosto pot svoji kaprici (muhavosti)to hold the reins — imeti, držati (trdno) vajeti, figuratively držati položaj v rokahto keep a tight rein on (s.o.) — imeti (koga) krepko na vajetih, brzdati, dajati malo svobodeII [réin]transitive verbobrzdati; brzdati, imeti ali držati na vajetih, na uzdi; voditi na uzdi; figuratively voditi, upravljati, kontrolirati, nadziratito rein in — ustaviti (konja) z vajetmi; figuratively obrzdati, krotiti, ustaviti, zadušiti, držati na uzdi -
8 hitch
[hi ] 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) privezati, pritrditi2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) štopati2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) zastoj2) (a kind of knot.) zanka3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) poteg•- hitch-hiker
- hitch a lift/ride
- hitch up* * *I [hič]nounsunek, potegljaj; nautical zanka, kavelj; technical vezni člen; zastoj, zastanek, zapreka; mrtva točka; šepanje; American slang čas prebit v vojski ali zaporuwithout a hitch — gladko, brez ovirII [hič]1.transitive verbsunkoma potegniti, povleči; pritrditi, privezati;2.intransitive verbpremakniti se, nazaj se pomikati; šepati; spodrsniti, zaplesti se, zatakniti seAmerican colloquially ujemati se; American slang to get hitched — poročiti se -
9 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivo, stopnja2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nadstropje3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) libela4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) ravnina2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) zvrhan, zravnan2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) v isti višini, izenačen3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) umirjen3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) izravnati2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) izenačiti3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) nameriti4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) zravnati (z zemljo)•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *I [levl]adjective ( levelly adverb)raven, vodoraven; enak, izenačen; trezen, pameten; prediren, hladen (pogled); physics enake potence; American slang pošten, fair; American economy obročento draw level with s.o. — dohiteti kogato give s.o. a level glance — predirno (hladno) koga pogledatiII [levl]nountechnical libela, vodna tehtnica; nivelacijski instrument; ravnina, gladina; nivo, raven, stopnja; višina (vode, glasu); mineralogy (raven) rovAmerican colloquially on the level — pošten(o), odkrit(o)on a level with — na isti višini s, zto put o.s. on the level of others — izenačiti se z drugimiIII [levl]transitive verb(i)zravnati, izenačiti (to, with s, z); zbiti (koga) na tla; meriti, nameriti, naperiti, usmeriti (puško, pogled, kritiko, at, against na)to level with the ground — zravnati z zemljo; -
10 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) kos2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) kos; primerek3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) delo4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) kovanec5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) figura•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) nepovezan- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces* * *I [pi:s]nounkos, komad; del (stroja itd.); primerek (npr. a piece of advice nasvet); določena trgovska količina (npr. bala papirja, blaga; sod vina itd.); military revolver, puška, top; kovanec; (umetniško) delo, manjše literarno delo, gledališki komad, odlomek; šahovska figura; slang ženska, deklina; colloquially kos poti, hipec, kratek časall of a piece — izcela, iste vrste, skladenpiece by piece — kos za kosom, po kosihmilitary slang it's a piece of cake — to je lahkoa piece of news — novica, vesthumorously a piece of goods — človeka piece of luck — sreča, srečen slučaja piece of eight — figura (šah, dama)to give s.o. a piece of one's mind — povedati komu svoje mnenjecolloquially to say one's piece — povedati, kar ti leži na dušito go to pieces — zrušiti se (človek), izgubljati živcein pieces — razbit, v kosihof a piece with — prav tak kakor, v zvezi s čimto pay by the piece — plačati po kosu, plačati na akordto pick ( —ali pull) to pieces — raztrgati, skritiziratihumorously pick up the pieces! — vstani!, poberi se!II [pi:s]transitive verbsestaviti, povezati, zakrpatito piece on — dodati; pristajati, odgovarjatito piece out — podaljšati, razširiti; figuratively povečati, dopolnitito piece up — zakrpati, sestaviti po kosih; figuratively urediti, izgladitito piece together — sestaviti, zložiti -
11 rank
I 1. [ræŋk] noun1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) vrsta2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) čin3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.) plast2. verb(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.) uvrstiti (se)II [ræŋk] adjective1) (complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.) popoln2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.) rezek•- rankness* * *I [ræŋk]nounred, niz, vrsta (vojakov); čin, rang, čast; plast, sloj; stopnja, razred; družbeni položaj, mesto; veliko število ("vojska"); (šah) poprečna poljathe ranks military navadni vojaki (v nasprotju s častniki)the rank and file — ljudstvo, preprosti, navadni ljudjeof the first rank — prvovrsten, prvorazredenrank of cabs — vrsta kočij, taksijevthe rank of workers — masa, "vojska" delavceva cab-rank, taxi rank — parkirni prostor za taksijepeople of all ranks — ljudje vseh slojev, razredovpersons of high rank — plemiči, plemstvo; ugledne osebeto quit the ranks — stopiti iz vrste; dezertiratito reduce to the ranks military vzeti (komu) čin, degradirati (podčastnika) v navadnega vojakato rise from the ranks — iz navadnega vojaka postati (pod)častnik; z nizkega (družbenega) položaja se visoko povzpetito take rank with s.o. — biti v isti vrsti s kom, biti enakovreden komuII [ræŋk]transitive verb & intransitive verbpostaviti (se) v vrsto, uvrstiti (se); razvrstiti (se), razporediti (se), urediti (se); pripadati, spadati med; zavzeti mesto (položaj, čin, čast); American imeti prednost pred kom v činu, rangu, položaju; biti nad kom po položaju, priti ( neɔt to takoj za); economy & juridically imeti prednost ali posebne praviceIII [ræŋk]adjective ( rankly adverb)obilen, bohoten, razkošen ( with z), (pre)bújen, košat; bujno porastel z, zaraščen; gosto raščen; (o zemlji) ploden, roden, masten; vnet, zažgan, žaltav, žarek; oduren, ostuden, ogaben, zoprn, grob, odbijajoč, smrdljiv; nedostojen, nespodoben, obscen, pohoten, pokvarjen; močan; skrajni; čist(i), očiten, očit, popoln, pravi; familiarly slab, hudobena rank lie — debela (gola, očitna) lažrank swindle — očitna sleparija, goljufijarank treason — prava (pravcata), očitna izdaja (izdajstvo) -
12 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kratek2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) majhen3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kratek4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) premajhen5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ne imeti dovolj6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) drobljiv2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nenadoma2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) prekratek•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) izbrati- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *I [šc:t]adjectivekratek, majhen; nizek; prosody nenaglašen; figuratively nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen; figuratively nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hudat short range — od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)little short of 5 dollars — ne polnih ɜ dolarjev, skoraj ɜ dolarjevnothing short of — nič manj kot, skoraja short 10 miles — komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 miljshort bill (paper) loan — kratkoročna menica, posojiloshort of breath — zasopel, nadušljivshort circuit electrical kratek stikshort and sweet — kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)short temper — razvnemljivost, nagla jezashort ton — mera za težo (907,20 kg)to be short with s.o. — biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s komto cut (to make) a long story short — na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratkato come (to fall) short of — ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočaratiI am short of money — zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denarto make short shrift of figuratively napraviti kratek proces zto give short weight — dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri težito take short views — videti le sedanjost, ne videti dalečto be of short breath — biti ob sapo, biti nadušljivII [šɔ:t]adverbna kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno; economy brez kritjashort of — razen, z izjemo; skorajto cut s.o. short — prekiniti koga (v govoru)cut it short! — povej na kratko!to sell short — pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisseto take s.o. up short — prekiniti kogaIII [šɔ:t]nounkratek (dokumentaren, risan itd.) film; kratek zlog (samoglasnik), kratka oblika; znak za kračino samoglasnika (a); economy deficit, primanjkljaj, manko; electrical kratek stik; plural kratke hlače; plural stranski produktiin short — na kratko, skratka, z eno besedothe long and the short of it is that... — nakratko povedano je stvar ta, da... -
13 sock
[sok] I noun(a (usually wool, cotton or nylon) covering for the foot and ankle, sometimes reaching to the knee, worn inside a shoe, boot etc: I need a new pair of socks.) nogavicaII 1. verb(slang) to strike someone hard with the fist: He socked the burglar (on the jaw). kresniti2. noun((slang) a strong blow with the fist: He gave me a sock on the jaw.) močan udarec* * *I [sɔk, plural economy soɔ]1.nounkratka nogavica; vložek za čevelj; nizek, lahek čevelj starih (grških) komikov, igralcev; figuratively komedijaput a sock in (into) it! British English slang nehaj! molči! jezik za zobe!;2.vtII [sɔk]1.nounslangzadetek, udarec (s pestjo)to get socks — dobiti udarce, batineto give s.o. socks — nabiti, natepsti koga, znesti se nad kom;2.transitive verb slangbiti, pretepati, tepsti, udariti; zalučati, zagnati (kaj) (at na), zadeti, pogoditi (koga) (s kamnom ipd.);3.adverbdirektno; naravnost, natančno, z enim udarcemIII [sɔk]1.nounschool slangslaščice, bonboni, sladkarije, poslastice;2.transitive verb & intransitive verb slanggostiti (se) s slaščicami, z bonboni -
14 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) sesati2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) sesati3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) vsesati4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) biti nemogoč2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) sesanje- sucker- suck up to* * *I [sʌk]nounsesanje; vsesavanje, šum sesanja; cuzanje; vpijanje, vsrkavanje; sesajoča mlada žival; vrtinec; materino mleko; colloquially srkljaj, požirek; slang bonbon, sladkorček; slang sleparija, bluf (tudi suck-in); neuspehwhat a suck! — kakšna smola! res nisi imel sreče!to take a suck at it colloquially dobro ga srkniti, napraviti dober požirekII [sʌk]transitive verbsesati; cuzati; izmozgati, izčrpati, iztisniti; figuratively izvleči ( from iz), izmolsti, dobiti; vsesa(va)ti; dati sesati, dojiti; intransitive verb sesati (at kaj), sesati pri prsihto suck s.o.'s brain(s) — izvleči iz koga ideje (zamisli) za lastno uporabo, okoristiti se z idejami koga drugegato suck s.o.'s lifeblood figuratively piti kri komu, do zadnjega ga izkoristitito suck an orange — izsesati, iztisniti oranžosucked orange — "izžeta limona"to suck the monkey British English slang piti iz steklenice, piti s slamicoto suck s.o. to the very marrow — koga do kraja izmozgati ali izžeti -
15 tow
[təu] 1. verb(to pull (a ship, barge, car, trailer etc) by a rope, chain or cable: The tugboat towed the ship out of the harbour; The car broke down and had to be towed to the garage.) vleči z vrvjo2. noun((an) act of towing or process of being towed: Give us a tow!) vleka* * *I [tóu]1.nounvleka, vlečenje; vlečna ladja, šlep, tovorna ladja brez pogonskega strojato have in tow — vleči za seboj; figuratively imeti (koga) na vratu, na skrbito take in(to) tow — vleči, remorkirati; figuratively vzeti v zaščito, v svoje okrilje;2.transitive verbvleči z vrvjo vzdolž obale (čoln, barko); nautical vleči z vrvjo, remorkirati; vleči s seboj; biology vleči (vlečno mrežo) skozi vodo (da bi ujeli poskusne vzorce)II [tóu]nounhodnična preja; zadnje predivo, otre, tulje; zavojno platno -
16 twitch
[twi ] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) move jerkily: His hands were twitching.) trzati2) (to give a little pull or jerk to (something): He twitched her sleeve.) potegniti2. noun(a twitching movement.) trzaj* * *I [twič]nounsee quitch pirnica (trava)II [twič]1.nounpoteg, potezanje; trzaj, trzanje; vlečenje, trganje; zbadanje; nenadna bolečina; veterinary preveza prek nosa za umirjenje konja pri operacijiconvulsive twitches — krčevito trzanje;2.transitive verbtrzniti, trzati, cukniti, potegniti, povleči (by za); trgati, puliti; ščipati, uščipniti; krčevito natezati, krčiti, gibati (ude, mišice); intransitive verb trzniti se, trzati se; krčevito se premikati, natezati; skrčiti seto twitch s.o. by the sleeve — pocukniti koga za rokavto twitch off — iztrgati, izpuliti -
17 weight
[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) teža2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) utež3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) utež4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) breme5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.) teža* * *I [wéit]nounteža; tehtanje, merjenje; odtehtana količina; telesna teža; mera za težo; utež; težina, breme, pritisk; figuratively breme, odgovornost; pomen, pomembnost, važnost, vrednost; vpliv, ugledunder weight commerce pod težo, prelahekweight of metal — teža granat, ki jih ladijski topovi lahko izstrelijo naenkratgross, net weight — bruto, neto težaman of weight — vpliven, pomemben človekputting the weight sport met krogleto lose weight — izgubiti na teži, shujšatito lose in weight figuratively izgubiti na važnostiwhat is your weight? — koliko tehtate?to pull one's weight figuratively pošteno se lotitito put the weight sport metati kroglo, kladivoto put on ( —ali to gain) weight — pridobiti na (telesni) teži, zrediti seto try the weight of s.th. — potežkati, v roki tehtati kajII [wéit]transitive verbobtežiti ( a net mrežo) (tudi figuratively); povečati težo s primesmi; zaliti s svincem ( a stick palico); dati določeno težo ( a horse konju); obremeniti, prenesti težo na (smučko); (pre)tehtati, ocenitito weight the scales in favour of s.o. — priskrbeti komu (nedovoljeno) prednost
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