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to give ground

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1 give

(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) odpustiti

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I [giv]
1.

transitive verb

da(ja)ti, darovati; izročiti, poda(ja)ti; dodeliti, podeliti; medicine okužiti, inficirati; plačati, povrniti; proizvajati; povzročiti, povzročati, zbuditi, zbujati; dovoliti, dopustiti; opisati, naslikati; posvetiti, posvečati se; sporočiti, povedati; žrtvovati; odreči se, opustiti; izreči sodbo ( against); donašati; colloquially izdati;

2.

intransitive verb

dati; popustiti, popuščati, vdati se; (o cesti) peljati, voditi (into, on, on to); (o oknu) gledati (on, on to, upon na); biti prožen

to give o.s. airs — dajati si videz, šopiriti se

to give it against s.o. — odločiti se na škodo drugega

to give attention to — paziti na

to give a bird — izžvižgati

to give birth to — roditi; figuratively povzročiti

to give chase — zasledovati, loviti

to give a cry — vzklikniti

to give credit — zaupati, verjeti

to give into custody — izročiti policiji

to give a damn for — prav nič ne marati

to give a decision — odločiti zadevo

to give s.o. his due — dati komu, kar mu gre

to give ear to — poslušati, uslišati

to give evidence — pričati

to give the gate — odpustiti iz službe

to give the go-by — ne upoštevati, prezirati

to give a good account of o.s. — dobro se izkazati

American to give as good as one gets — poplačati enako z enakim

to give ground — umakniti se

to give a guess — ugibati

to give it to s.o. — grajati, dati komu popra

to give judgement ( —ali sentence) — izreči sodbo

to give a jump — poskočiti

to give to know — sporočiti

to give a laugh — zasmejati se

figuratively to give a lift — pomagati; American vzeti s seboj (v vozilo)

to give one's love ( —ali regards) — dati koga pozdraviti

to give a look — pogledati

it's a matter of give and take — roka roko umiva

to give o.s. ( —ali one's mind) to s.th. — posvetiti se čemu

to give notice — sporočiti; dati odpoved (iz službe)

to give place — umakniti se

to give one's respects to s.o. — priporočiti se komu

to give a ring — poklicati po telefonu

to give rise to — povzročiti; zbuditi željo

to give a Roland for an Oliver — vrniti milo za drago

to give the sack to s.o. — odpustiti koga

colloquially to give the show away — izdati skrivnost

to give the slip — izmuzniti se

to give a start — planiti

to give it straight to s.o. — naravnost komu povedati

to give thanks — zahvaliti se

to give the sack ( —ali boot, mitten) — odpustiti iz službe

to give tit for tat — enako z enakim poplačati

to give tongue ( —ali voice) — oglasiti se; zalajati

to give trouble — povzročati sitnosti

to give o.s. trouble — potruditi se

to give s.o. to understand — dati komu razumeti

to give vent — dati si duška
II [giv]
noun

popuščanje, popustljivost; prožnost

give and take — izmenjava misli; obojestransko popuščanje, kompromis

English-Slovenian dictionary > give
2 ground

past tense, past participle; = grind

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I [graund]
preterite & past participle

od grind

ground glass — motno steklo
II [graund]
noun

dno, globina; zemlja, tla; zemljišče, igrišče, lovišče, gradbišče; ( for) osnova; (for, of) vzrok, povod; osnovna barva; ozadje; plural park, vrt; plural naselbina; plural gošča, usedlina; uzemljitev

above ground — živ

below ground — mrtev, pokopan

to break new ( —ali fresh) ground — orati ledino

to cover ground — potovati, opraviti določeno delo

ground clearance — razdalja med šasijo in zemljo

common ground — stična točka

to cut the ground under s.o.'s feet — spodnesti komu tla, vzeti mu oporo

to be dashed to the ground — propasti

colloquially down to the ground — popolnoma

to fall to the ground — propasti

on firm ground — na trdnem položaju

figuratively forbidden ground — nedovoljeno področje, prepovedana tema

to gain ground — napredovati, širiti se

to give ground — popustiti

to hold one's ground — vztrajati na svojem mestu, ne popustiti; ostati pri močeh

to meet s.o. on his own ground — razpravljati o predmetu, ki ga nasprotnik sam določi

on the ground of — zaradi

colloquially to run into the ground — pretiravati

ground staff — letališko tehniško osebje

to stand one's ground — vztrajati

to strike to the ground — vreči na tla

to suit one down to the ground — popolnoma se strinjati

to take ground — nasesti

to touch ground — dotakniti se dna; figuratively preiti na predmet pogovora

on the ground that — češ da
III [graund]
1.

transitive verb

na 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 verb

naslanjati, opirati se, temeljiti; (in) nuditi osnovno znanje; marine nasesti; aeronautics pristati

to ground arms — odložiti orožje

English-Slovenian dictionary > ground
3 rise

1. past tense - rose; verb
1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) (na)rasti, dvigniti se

2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) dvigati se

3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) vstati

4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) vstati

5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) dvigati se

6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) dvigati se

7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) dvigniti se

8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) povzpeti se

9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) izvirati

10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) dvigati se

11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) dvigati se

12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) vstati od mrtvih
2. noun
1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) vzpon

2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) povišanje

3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) vzpetina

4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) vzpon

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- rising
3. adjective
the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) vzhajajoč, naraščajoč

- early
- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion
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I [ráiz]
noun

dvig, dviganje, vzpon, vzpenjanje; (o zvezdi, Soncu) vzhajanje, vzhod; theatre dvig(anje) zastora; religion vstajenje (od mrtvih); prijem (ribe za vabo); nastop, pojavitev; porast, naraščanje (vode); vzpetina, grič, višina; višina ( of a tower stolpa); višina (stopnice, stopnišča); povečanje, prirastek ( in population v prebivalstvu); music zvišanje (glasu); dvig, porast, skok ( of prices cen); hausse; dodatek, povišanje (plače); izboljšanje življenja; napredovanje; povod, vzrok, začetek, izvor, vir; slang škodoželjna šala (poniževalna za premaganca)

on the rise — v porastu

the rise and fall of nations — vzpon in padec narodov

rise of a river — naraščanje reke

rise of the step — višina stopnice

gentle rise — blaga, položna vzpetina

to ask for a rise of salary — prositi, zahtevati povišanje plače

to buy for a rise economy špekulirati na hausse

to be on the rise — naraščati

to get a rise — dobiti višjo plačo

to get (to take) a rise out of s.o. — razdražiti, razjariti, razkačiti, razburiti koga

to give rise to — povzročiti, dati povod čemu, privesti do česa, roditi kaj

to have (to take) one's rise (in, from) — izvirati v, imeti svoj izvor v, prihajati iz
II [ráiz]
intransitive verb

vsta(ja)ti; vzhajati, vziti; dvigniti se; dvigati se, vzpenjati se; (na)rasti; upreti se, spuntati se, nasprotovati (against, on čemu); (o ceni) rasti, skakati; (o glasu) rasti; postati močnejši, povečati se; (o laseh) ježiti se; (o ribi) priplavati iz globine, da bi ugriznila v vabo; theatre dvigniti se (zastor); (o zgradbah) dvigati se, moleti, štrleti v višino; postati viden, pokazati se, pojaviti se, nastopiti, nastati; porajati se; izvirati; parliament odložiti se, odgoditi se, zaključiti se (o seji, zasedanju)

a rising barrister — mnogo obetajoč odvetnik

rising ground — vzpetina, strmina

the rising sun — vzhajajoče sonce

to rise above mediocrity — dvigniti se nad poprečje

to rise in arms — upreti se z orožjem, zgrabiti za orožje, dvigniti se

to rise early — zgodaj vsta(ja)ti

to rise from one's bed — vstati iz postelje

to rise from the dead religion vstati od mrtvih

to rise on the hind legs — (o konju) vzpenjati se na zadnje noge

to rise to a higher rank — napredovatt (v službi)

to rise with the lark — zgodaj vsta(ja)ti

to rise to the occasion (to a difficulty) — biti kos, biti dorasel položaju (težavi)

to rise in rebellion — upreti se, pobuniti se, spuntati se

to rise to a high pitch — visoko se povzpeti

to rise to the requirements — biti kos (dorasel) zahtevam

to rise in the world — družbeno napredovati, napraviti kariero; uspeti v življenju

the barometer has risen — barometer se je dvignil

her colour rose — zardela je

blisters rise on my skin — mehurji se mi delajo na koži

the fish rose to the bait — riba je ugriznila v vabo, je prijela

she rose above envy — obvladala je svojo zavist

where does the Danube rise? — kje izvira Donava?

he rose to be a colonel — povzdignil se je do polkovnika

he rose from the ranks — povzpel se je iz navadnega vojaka

on what day does Parliament rise? — kdaj se zaključi zasedanje parlamenta?

my gorge rises to this sight — vzdiguje se mi (za bruhanje) ob tem pogledu, pogled na to mi zbuja gnus

the hair will rise on your head — lasje na glavi se vam bodo naježili

it rises in my mind — na misel mi prihaja

the mare is rising five — kobila je v petem letu starosti

our quarrel rose from a misunderstanding — naš prepir je nastal iz nesporazuma

the river rises from a spring in the mountains — reka izvira v (nekem) gorskem studencu; transitive verb pustiti (koga, kaj) vstati; dvigniti, prinesti na površino; zagledati

not to rise a partridge (a fish) — nobene jerebice (ribe) ne dvigniti (videti)

English-Slovenian dictionary > rise
4 stamp

[stæmp] 1. verb
1) (to bring (the foot) down with force (on the ground): He stamped his foot with rage; She stamped on the insect.) teptati

2) (to print or mark on to: He stamped the date at the top of his letter; The oranges were all stamped with the exporter's name.) žigosati

3) (to stick a postage stamp on (a letter etc): I've addressed the envelope but haven't stamped it.) frankirati
2. noun
1) (an act of stamping the foot: `Give it to me!' she shouted with a stamp of her foot.) copot

2) (the instrument used to stamp a design etc on a surface: He marked the date on the bill with a rubber date-stamp.) štampiljka

3) (a postage stamp: He stuck the stamps on the parcel; He collects foreign stamps.) znamka

4) (a design etc made by stamping: All the goods bore the manufacturer's stamp.) žig

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- stamp out

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I [stæmp]
noun

žig, pečat; vtisk, odtis(k), sled; poštna znamka; kolek; poštni žig; mechanics naprava za žigosanje; kovanje; figuratively kov, narava, značaj, baža, vrsta, figuratively ugled; bat; stopa; teptanje, topotanje, cepet(anje), udarjanje (udarec) z nogo ob tla; plural obsolete American slang (papirnati) denar

affixed stamp — nalepljena znamka

a man of his stamp — mož njegovega kova

official stamp — uradni žig

postage stamp — poštna znamka

revenue stamp — kolek

rubber-stamp — štampiljka

signature stamp — žig s podpisom, faksimile (žig) podpisa

to affix a stamp — pritisniti žig

avoid men of his stamp! — izogibaj se ljudi njegove baže!

to bear the stamp of truth — nositi pečat resnice

to give a stamp to s.th. — dati pečat čemu

to put on a stamp — nalepiti znamko
II [stæmp]
transitive verb

žigosati; označiti; kovati (denar); vtisniti (kak znak, lik itd.) ( upon na); kolkovati, frankirati; vtisniti žig; (za)cepetati, udariti z nogo ob tla; streti, zdrobiti, stolči, zmrviti; intransitive verb teptati, cepetati, topotati, gaziti z nogami ( upon po); plačati kolkovino

to stamp with one's foot — udariti z nogo ob tla

to stamp money — kovati denar

to stamp with — označiti z

to stamp to the ground — poteptati

to stamp s.th. on s.o.'s mind — vtisniti komu kaj v spomin

this action stamps him (as) a coward — to dejanje ga (o)žigosa (označuje) kot bojazljivca

this fact stamps his story (as) a lie — to dejstvo dokazuje, da je njegova zgodba lažniva;

English-Slovenian dictionary > stamp
5 air

[eə] 1. noun
1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) zrak

2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) zrak, nebo

3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) videz

4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) melodija
2. verb
1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) prezračiti

2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) izražati

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- airbag
- airily
- airiness
- airing
- airless
- airy
- airborne
- air-conditioned
- air-conditioner
- air-conditioning
- aircraft
- aircraft carrier
- airfield
- air force
- air-gun
- air hostess
- air letter
- airlift
- airline
- airliner
- air-lock
- airmail
- airman
- air pollution
- airplane
- airport
- air-pump
- air-raid
- airship
- airtight
- airway
- on the air
- put on airs / give oneself airs
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I [wə]
noun

zrak, atmosfera; vetrič, prepih; videz, vedenje, obnašanje; arija, napev, melodija

to be in the air — biti v nejasnem položaju

to be ( —ali go) on the air — govoriti, oddajati se po radiu

by air — po zraku, z letalom

to beat the air — zaman si prizadevati, prazno slamo mlatiti

air bed — pnevmatična žimnica

castles in the air — gradovi v oblakih

air cleaner — zračni filter

air express — ekspresna avionska pošiljka

Air Force — zračno brodovje

to give o.s. airs — šopiriti se

American slang to give s.o. the air — odpustiti koga

to go up in the air — razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesneti

in the open air — na prostem

to keep s.o. in the air — pustiti koga v negotovosti

on the air — po radiu

to put on airs — šopiriti se

quite in the air — čisto negotovo

to take the air — iti na sprehod

the matter takes air — zadeva prihaja na dan

to vanish ( —ali melt) into thin air — izginiti kot kafra

to walk ( —ali tread) on air — biti ves srečen; zibati se v sreči

air waybill — avionski tovorni list
II [wə]
1.

transitive verb

zračiti; sušiti; rešetati; ohladiti; figuratively objaviti; širokoustiti se;

2.

intransitive verb

sprehajati se; domišljati si

to air one's fine clothes — bahati, šopiriti se

to air one's opinion — na dolgo in široko razlagati svoj nazor

to air one's feelings — dati si duška

to air o.s. — iti na sprehod, sprehoditi se

English-Slovenian dictionary > air
6 strike

1. past tense - struck; verb
1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udariti

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) udariti

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) prižgati; ukresati

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) stavkati

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) naleteti na

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) udariti

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) napraviti vtis

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kovati

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) kreniti

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) spustiti; podreti
2. noun
1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stavka

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) najdba

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- striker
- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up
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I [stráik]
noun

udarec (at proti), zamah, zadetek; udarec, bitje (ure, zvona); economy stavka, štrajk; sport prazen udarec; srečno naključje, sreča (v špekulaciji); military (zračni) napad; American najdba (rud, nafte); ugriz (ribe); geology smer (plasti, slojev), vodoraven sloj; American prevara, bluf; kvaliteta

ale of the first strike — prvovrstno pivo

on strike — stavkajoč

a lucky strike — srečen zadetek (najdba)

strike notice — napoved stavke

general strike — splošna stavka

sit-down strike — stavka, v kateri delavci nočejo zapustiti prostore, kjer delajo

sympathetic strike — solidarnostna stavka

to be on strike — stavkati

to go on strike — stopiti v stavko

to come out on strike — začeti stavkati

to call off a strike — preklicati (odložiti) stavko

to make a strike — imeti (zlasti finančno) srečo
II [stráik]
1.

transitive verb

udariti, dati udarec (komu), zadeti; prizadeti, napasti (o bolezni); biti (uro); odbiti z udarcem, udarjati (na boben); kovati (denar, medalje); igrati (harfo itd.); začeti (pesem, muziko); prekiniti (delo); nautical spustiti (jadro, zastavo); podreti (tabor, šotor); potegniti (črto), prečrtati; izravnati, razati; izgladiti; izkresati (ogenj), prižgati (vžigalico, luč); napolniti; zapičiti zob strupnik v (o kači); zabosti (nož itd.), harpunirati (kita); oddajati (toploto); naleteti na, zadeti ob; udariti v (o streli); napraviti vtis, pretresti, prizadcti (koga), pasti (komu) v oči, spraviti v začudenje, osupiti; pasti (komu) na parnet, (za)zdeti se (komu); menjati, odnesti (kulise); economy zaključiti (račun); nenadoma ali dramatično (kaj) izzvati; American doseči, najti, odkriti; slang prositi ( for za); obsolete božati, (po)gladiti z roko;

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intransitive verb

udariti ( against ob, on na, po), udarjati, tolči, nameriti udarec (at proti), razbijati; stavkati; biti se, boriti se ( for za); biti, tolči (srce), udariti (strela); nautical military spustiti belo zastavo, figuratively predati se; kreniti, iti, oditi (to proti); nenadoma začeti prodirati, prebijati se ( through skozi) (svetloba, toplota); padati (on na); širiti roke, plavati; vžgati se (vžigalica); držati se za podlago (školjka); pihati (veter); nasesti (ladja); medicine izbruhniti (epidemija); ugrizniti, prijeti (o ribi); figuratively pasti v oči, biti opozorljiv (nenavaden, čuden); American military biti častniški sluga

struck by a stone — zadet od kamna

to strike across the fields — udariti jo čez polja

to strike an average — izračunati povprečje

to strike all of a heap figuratively zbegati, presenetiti, osupiti

to strike a balance — napraviti bilanco

to strike a ball out of court sport suniti žogo v out

to strike a bargain — skleniti kupčijo; doseči sporazum

to strike s.o. blind (deaf, dumb) — z udarcem koga oslepiti (oglušiti, onemiti)

to strike a blow — zadati udarec

the blow struck me silly — udarec me je omamil

without striking a blow — brez boja

the cold struck into my marrow — mraz mi je prodrl v mozeg

to strike s.o. dead figuratively pošteno osupiti koga

to strike s.o.'s eye — pasti komu v oči

to strike s.o. in the face — udariti koga po obrazu

to strike into fame — postati slaven

to strike s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, biti všeč komu

to strike fire out of a flint — izkresati ogenj iz kresilnega kamna

to strike fish — s potegom zatakniti trnek v ribji gobec

he struck his fist on the table — udaril je s pestjo po mizi

to strike for freedom — boriti se za svobodo

to strike one's flag — spustiti zastavo, figuratively predati se

to strike (into) a gallop — spustiti se v dir

to be struck in a girl slang biti zatreskan v (neko) dekle

to strike ground (bottom) — zadeti ob dno

to strike one's hand on the table — udariti z roko po mizi

to strike hands obsolete udariti v roko (v znak sporazuma)

the hour has struck — ura je odbila

his hour has struck — njegov čas je prišel

to strike for home — udariti jo proti domu

it has just struck five — pravkar je ura bila pet

how does it strike you? — kako se vam zdi?

an idea struck him — prišel je na (neko) misel

to strike upon a good idea — priti na dobro idejo

to strike a light (a match) — prižgati luč (vžigalico)

lightning struck the tree — strela je udarila v drevo

to strike s.o.'s name in the newspaper — naleteti na ime neke osebe v časopisu

to strike oil — naleteti na nafto, figuratively imeti srečo, uspeti; obogateti

they were struck with panic — polastila se jih je panika

it struck me as ridiculous — zdelo se mi je smešno

to strike a plan — skovati načrt

to strike to the right — kreniti (po poti) na desno

to strike the right note — zadeti pravilen ton

to strike root — pognati korenino

to strike into a run — spustiti se v tek

to strike the sands — nasesti, obtičati na sipini

to strike sail — spustiti, zviti jadro; priznati poraz

the ship struck to the pirates — ladja se je predala gusarjem

to strike a snag slang naleteti na nepričakovano težavo

to strike tents — podreti šotore, tabor

to strike terror into s.o. — navdati koga z grozo (s strahom)

to strike the track — iti po sledi

to strike a track — nenadoma naleteti na stezo

to strike with terror — napolniti z grozo

town strikes — mesto se preda

to strike a vein — naleteti, odkriti žilo (rude)

what struck me was... — kar me je osupilo, je bilo...

to strike at the root — posekati korenino, figuratively udariti na najbolj občutljivo mesto

to strike work — ustaviti delo, stavkati

the wind strikes cold — veter ostro brije

strike while the iron is hot — kuj železo, dokler je vročc

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7 creep

I [kri:p] past tense, past participle - crept; verb
1) (to move slowly, quietly or secretly: He crept into the bedroom.) prihuliti se

2) (to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground: The cat crept towards the bird.) plaziti se

3) ((of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc.) plaziti se
II [kri:p]
((slang) a disgusting person: Leave her alone, you creep.) ostudnež, gnusoba

- creeper
- creepy
- creepily
- creepiness
- creepy-crawly
- creep up on
- make someone's flesh creep
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I [kri:p]
intransitive verb

plaziti se, lesti, laziti, polzeti

to feel one's flesh creep — dobiti kurjo polt

to creep into s.o.'s favour — prilizovati se komu

it makes my flesh creep — kurja polt me ob tem oblije
II [kri:p]
noun

plazenje, polzenje; nizek predor pod železniškim nasipom; nav. plural colloquially groza, odpor, stud, strah; drhtenje, mravljinčenje, kurja polt

to give s.o. the creeps — navdajati koga z grozo, biti komu zoprn

English-Slovenian dictionary > creep
8 level

['levl] 1. noun
1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivo, stopnja

2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nadstropje

3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) libela

4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) ravnina
2. adjective
1) (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, zravnan

2) (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, izenačen

3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) umirjen
3. verb
1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) izravnati

2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) izenačiti

3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) nameriti

4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) zravnati (z zemljo)

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- levelness
- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level
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I [levl]
adjective ( levelly adverb)

raven, vodoraven; enak, izenačen; trezen, pameten; prediren, hladen (pogled); physics enake potence; American slang pošten, fair; American economy obročen

level with — v isti višini z

to make level with the ground — zravnati z zemljo

to draw level with s.o. — dohiteti koga

a level race — izenačena dirka

to do one's level best — potruditi se na vso moč

to give s.o. a level glance — predirno (hladno) koga pogledati
II [levl]
noun

technical libela, vodna tehtnica; nivelacijski instrument; ravnina, gladina; nivo, raven, stopnja; višina (vode, glasu); mineralogy (raven) rov

see level — morska gladina

level of sound — glasovna višina

American colloquially on the level — pošten(o), odkrit(o)

on a level with — na isti višini s, z

low production level — nizka stopnja produkcije

to put o.s. on the level of others — izenačiti se z drugimi

to sink to the level of — pasti na raven koga

to find one's level — najti svoje pravo mesto

on the same level — na isti ravni

politics a conference on the highest level — konferenca na najvišji ravni

to rise to higher levels — napredovati
III [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;

English-Slovenian dictionary > level
9 run

1. present participle - running; verb
1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) teči

2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) teči

3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) teči

4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) teči; spraviti v tek

5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) voditi

6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) tekmovati

7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) voziti

8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) biti na sporedu

9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) voziti

10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) razlivati se

11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) peljati

12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) iti skozi; premikati

13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) postati
2. noun
1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) tek

2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) izlet

3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) obdobje

4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) spuščena zanka

5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) prosta uporaba

6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) kurnik

7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)

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- runner
- running 3. adverb
(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) zapored

- runny
- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild
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I [rʌn]
noun

tekanje, tek, sport vztrajnostni tek, tekmovanje, dirka, hiter galop; naval, lov ( for na), hajka; hoja, vožnja, (hitro) potovanje; pot, izlet, sprehod; jadranje; brzi koraki, hiter tempo, hitra kretnja, premik, hiter padec, beg; zalet, zagon, napad, juriš; figuratively potek, smer, ritem, tendenca, moda; nepretrgana vrsta, niz, serija, nepretrgan čas, trajanje; American potok, reka, jarek; tok, struja, plima, valovi; prost dostop (do), prosta uporaba; trop, jata; pašnik, ograda, ograjen prostor za živino, za perutnino; sankališče; commerce veliko povpraševanje (on po, za), dobra prodaja, trajen uspeh; commerce kakovost, kvaliteta, vrsta, sorta; music hitra vrsta tonov, gostolevek, rulada; theatre čas izvedbe, trajanje (gledališke igre), uprizarjanje, prikazovanje, nepretrgana vrsta predstav; (karte) sekvenca; naklada (časopisa); technical delovni čas (o strojih); presek, prerez, splošnost, večina; technical tračnica; deska za vkrcavanje in izkrcavanje; odvodna cev

at the run, on the run — v teku

in the long run — sčasoma, končno, konec koncev

on the run — na nogah, nepretrgoma zaposlen, ki leta sem in tja; military ki je na umiku, na begu

with a run — nenadoma

a run to Bled — vožnja, izlet, skok na Bled

a run of bad luck at cards — dolgotrajna smola pri kartah

a run of ill luck — nepretrgana smola, vrsta nesreč

run of customers — naval odjemalcev

run of events — potek dogodkov

a run of gold — žila zlata

run of ground — zemeljski plaz

the run of public opinion — smer javnega mnenja

the common (ordinary) run of people — običajni, poprečni tip ljudi

non-stop run — nonstop vožnja

the usual run of things — običajni potek dogodkov

to be in the run — teči, dirkati, figuratively kandidirati

to be on the run — teči, tekati po poslih, biti vedno na nogah, tekati sem in tja

it is only a 30 minutes' run to our place — samo pol ure vožnje je do nas

it is all in the day's run — vse to spada v program dneva (dnevnih dogodkov)

this inn is quite out of the common run of country inns — ta gostilna je čisto različna od običajnega tipa podeželskih gostišč

there was a run on the banks — vlagatelji so navalili na banke (da bi dvignili svoje prihranke)

to break into a run — spustiti se v tek

to come down with a run — zrušiti se

to give a run — preskusiti

to go for a run — teči (kot) za stavo

everything went with a run — vse je šlo gladko, kot namazano

to have s.o. on the run colloquially pognati koga

to have a run for one's money figuratively priti na svoj račun, zabavati se za svoj denar

to have the run of s.o.'s house — imeti prost dostop v hišo kake osebe, počutiti se pri kom doma

I had the run of his library — imel sem prost dostop do njegove knjižnice

these books have had the run this year — te knjige so se letos najbolje prodajale

the play had but a short run — igra je bila le kratek čas na sporedu

the piece had a run of 20 nights — (gledališko) igro so uprizorili 20 večerov zaporedoma

to take a run — vzeti zalet
II [rʌn]
intransitive verb & transitive verb

I.

intransitive verb

1.

teči, tekati, drveti, dirkati, udeležiti se dirke; voziti, hiteti, podvizati se; bežati, pobegniti, umakniti se ( from od), popihati jo, pobrisati jo; navaliti, jurišati (at, on na); hitro potovati, voziti se, pluti, redno voziti, vzdrževati promet; potegovati se ( for za), biti kandidat, kandidirati; hitro, naglo se širiti (novica, ogenj); (o času) poteči, preteči, miniti, bežati; trajati, teči, vršiti se (šola, pouk)

to run amok (amuck) — pobesneti, letati kot nor, izgubiti popolnoma oblast nad seboj

to run for it, to cut and run colloquially popihati jo, zbežati

to run foul of — trčiti z

to run to help — hiteti na pomoč

to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds figuratively skušati biti v dobrih odnosih z dvema nasprotnima si strankama

this idea keeps running through my head — ta ideja mi ne gre iz glave

run for your lives! — reši se, kdor se more!

to run for luck American poskusiti kaj na slepo srečo

to run mad — zblazneti, znoreti

to run to meet s.o. — teči komu naproti

to run to meet one's troubles figuratively vnaprej si delati skrbi

the news ran like wildfire — novica se je širila kot blisk

to run for an office — potegovati se, konkurirati, biti kandidat, kandidirati za neko službeno mesto (službo)

he who runs may read it figuratively na prvi pogled se to vidi, to se da brez težave razumeti

school runs from 8 to 12 — šola (pouk) traja od 8 do 12

a thought ran through my head — misel mi je šinila v glavo

to run from one topic to another — skakati z ene téme na drugo

time runs fast — čas beži, hitro teče

this train is running every hour — ta vlak vozi vsako uro

to run on the wheels figuratively gladko iti;

2.

vrteti se, obračati se (on okoli); premikati se, kretati se, gibati se, kotaliti se, jadrati; (o stroju) delovati, biti v pogonu, obratovati, funkcionirati; (o tovarni itd.) biti odprt, delati; (o denarju) biti v obtoku, v prometu; (o vodi) teči, razliti se, izlivati se; (o morju) valovati; segati, raztezati se, razprostirati se; (o rastlinah) bujno rasti, pognati, iti v cvet, hitro se razmnoževati; (o menici) imeti rok veljave, teči, veljati; (o cenah) držati se; juridically ostati v veljavi; theatre biti na sporedu, uprizarjati se, predstavljati se, predvajati se, igrati se, dajati se; (o barvah) razlivati se, puščati barvo; (o očeh, nosu, rani) solziti se, cureti, kapati, gnojiti se; (o kovinah) taliti se; (o ledu) (raz)topiti se, kopneti; (o besedilu) glasiti se; (s pridevnikom) postati, nastati, biti

running ice — topeči se led

three days running — tri dni zaporedoma

the bill has three months to run — menica ima rok treh mesecev

my blood ran cold figuratively kri mi je poledenela v žilah

it runs in his blood — to mu je v krvi

he is running with blood — kri ga je oblila

the colour runs in the washing — barva pušča pri pranju

the course runs at par — tečaj (kurz) je (stoji) al pari

to run dry — posušiti se; biti prazen; figuratively onemoči, biti izčrpan

eyes run — oči se solzijo

my face runs with sweat — pot mi teče po obrazu

it runs in the family — to je v družini

to run to fat — (z)rediti se, postati debel

the feelings are running high — duhovi so razburjeni

the garden runs east — vrt sega, se razteza proti vzhodu

to run high — dvigati se, rasti

to run hot — postati vroč, segreti se

the lease runs for ten years — zakupna pogodba teče, velja deset let

that makes my mouth run — sline se mi pocede ob tem

my nose runs — iz nosa mi teče

oats run 40 pounds the bushel — cena za oves je 40 funtov bušel

to run riot — (s)puntati se, upreti se; podivjati, pobesneti, (o rastlinah) bujno se razrasti

to run round in cercles figuratively kazati veliko aktivnost, a malo uspeha

the salade runs to seed — solata gre v cvetje

sea runs high — morje je razburkano

that runs to sentiment — to sega, gre človeku do srca

we ran short of coal — premog nam je pošel, zmanjkalo nam je premoga

my supplies are running low — moje zaloge se manjšajo, gredo h kraju

my talent does not run that way — za to nimam nobenega daru

my tastes do not run that way — za to nimam smisla

to run true to form (type) — ustrezati pričakovanjem

still waters run deep — tiha voda globoko dere

to run wild — podivjati; izroditi se, spriditi se, biti neukrotljiv

words ran high — padle so ostre besede; prišlo je do ostrih besed, do hudega prerekanja

the words of this passage run thus — besede tega odstavka se glasé (takole)

the works have ceased running — tovarna je ustavila delo;

II.

transitive verb

1.

preteči, preiti, teči skozi (čez), drveti (čez), voziti (skozi), preleteti, prepluti, prejadrati; teči (s kom) za stavo; figuratively meriti se (s kom); dirkati; hunting poditi, goniti, zasledovati; zbežati (iz), ubežati, zapustiti (deželo); opraviti (pot, naročilo)

the disease runs its course — bolezen gre svojo pot

to run a blockade military prebiti blokado

to run s.o. close (hard) — teči za kom, biti komu za petami

to run the country — zbežati iz dežele

to run errands — opravljati nakupe (naročila), tekati po poslih, opravkih

to run the guard — neopazno iti mimo (skozi) straže

to run 30 knots nautical pluti s hitrostjo 30 vozlov

to run a red light (stop sign) — voziti skozi rdečo luč (znak stop)

to run messages — prinašati, prinesti sporočila

to run a parallel too far — predaleč iti v primerjavi

to run a race — tekmovati v teku (dirki), dirkati

to run races — prirediti dirke

to run the rapids — prevoziti brzice

to run a rumour back to its source — zasledovati govorico do njenega izvira

to run a scent — iti za sledjo, slediti sledi

we must let the things run its course — moramo pustiti, da gre stvar svojo pot

I'll run you to the tree over there — tekmoval bom s teboj v teku do onega drevesa;

2.

upravijati, voditi; predelati ( into v); spraviti v tek, v gibanje, v delovanje, pustiti, da nekaj teče, točiti; zakotaliti; gnati, goniti, poditi (konja); vpisati (konja) za dirko; pasti (živino); odpraviti, odpremiti, premestiti, transportirati; tihotapiti; zabiti ( into v), zasaditi, zariti, zadreti, zabosti (nož); spustiti, dati v promet, držati v pogonu (stroj); postaviti kot kandidata ( for za); izpostaviti se, biti izpostavljen; zabresti, pustiti zabresti (v); zaleteti se (v); (kovino) taliti; (o reki) nanositi (zlato); American potegniti (črto, mejo)

to run an account with — kupovati na račun (pri kaki tvrdki)

to run brandy — tihotapiti žganje

to run one's car into a wall — zaleteti se z avtom v zid

to run the danger — biti v nevarnosti

to run debts — biti v dolgovih, zabresti v dolgove

I ran myself into difficulties — zašel sem v težave

to run one's fingers through one's hair — (hitro) iti si s prsti skozi lase

to run a firm into debt — spraviti tvrdko v dolgove

to run one's fortune — poskusiti svojo srečo

to run the gauntlet figuratively biti izpostavljen ostri kritiki

to run one's head against the wall — zaleteti se z glavo v zid, riniti z glavo skozi zid (tudi figuratively)

to run a horse — goniti, priganjati konja; vpisati (prijaviti) konja za dirko

to run lead into bullets — liti krogle iz svinca

to run logs — sploviti hlode, les

I ran a nail into my foot — zadrl sem si žebelj v nogo

to run a newspaper — izdajati časopis

to run oneself to a standstill — ustaviti se

to run risks — tvegati, riskirati

to run a ship aground — zapeljati ladjo na sipino

to run the show slang figuratively biti šef, voditi (neko) podjetje

he runs the whole show — on vodi vse

to run a high temperature medicine imeti visoko vročino

to run a town — upravljati mesto

to run a special train — dati v promet poseben vlak
III [rʌn]
adjective (o tekočini) iztekel, odcurel; raztopljen; vlit; raztaljen, staljen; nautical ki je dezertiral, dezerterski; (o ribi) ki se je preselila iz morja v reko na drstenje; (mleko) sesirjen; colloquially utihotapljen, nezakonito uvožen

run butter — raztopljeno maslo

run honey — trcan med

a run man — dezerter

run with lead — vlit iz svinca

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10 study

1. verb
1) (to give time and attention to gaining knowledge of a subject: What subject is he studying?; He is studying French; He is studying for a degree in mathematics; She's studying to be a teacher.) študirati

2) (to look at or examine carefully: He studied the railway timetable; Give yourself time to study the problem in detail.) preučiti
2. noun
1) (the act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge: He spends all his evenings in study; She has made a study of the habits of bees.) študij

2) (a musical or artistic composition: a book of studies for the piano; The picture was entitled `Study in Grey'.) etuda

3) (a room in a house etc, in which to study, read, write etc: The headmaster wants to speak to the senior pupils in his study.) delovna soba

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I [stʌdi]
noun

(često plural) študij, študiranje, učenje; skrbno proučevanje; marljivost, vnema, trud, mar; theatre učenje vloge; kar je vredno proučevanja, predmet proučevanja; znanstveno proučevanje ali raziskovanje (in, of česa); veja znanosti, polje znanstvenega proučevanja; (umetnost) studija, skica, model; music etuda; študijska ali delovna soba; theatre slang kdor se uči vlogo

study of languages — študij (učenje) jezikov

to be a good (a slow) study theatre slang igralec, ki se z lahkoto (s težavo) nauči svojo vlogo

to be in a brown study figuratively biti globoko zatopljen (izgubljen) v svoje misli

his study is to do right — on si prizadeva napraviti, kar je prav

to make a study of s.th. — skrbno kaj študirati ali opazovati

I made it my study to satisfy him — prizadeval sem si, da bi mu ugodil (ustregel njegovim željam)
II [stʌdi]
transitive verb

učiti se (česa), študirati; skrbno, natančno preučevati; brati; poskušati se naučiti na pamet (vlogo); pripravljati se za izpit (iz česa); pazljivo ogledovati, opazovati; posvetiti pozornost (čemu), paziti (na kaj); prizadevati si, skušati ugoditi (komu); intransitive verb študirati, baviti se s proučevanjem; učiti se; obsolete razmišljati, premišljati, iskati; prizadevati si, truditi se, vzeti si za cilj

to study for the bar — študirati pravo

to study the ground — preučevati teren

to study a part — študirati, učiti se na pamet vlogo

to study s.o. — uganiti želje kake osebe

he studied for an excuse — iskal je izgovor

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11 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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12 away

[ə'wei]
adverb

1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) stran

2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) vstran

3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) popolnoma

4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) brez prestanka

5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) v gosteh

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[əwéi]
adverb ( from) proč, stran; nenehno

away back — pred davnim časom

to be away — odpotovati

far away — daleč proč

far and away the best — daleč najboljši

fire away! — prični!

to give away s.o. — izdati koga

to make ( —ali do) away with s.th. — odpraviti nekaj

to make away with o.s. — narediti samomor

an away match — tekma na tujem igrišču

to pine ( —ali waste) away — hirati, hujšati

right away — takoj

to pass away — umreti

to throw away — odvreči

to trifle away — zapravljati

away for shame! — sram te bodi!

I cannot away with — ne prenesem

to work away — nenehno delati

away with you! — poberi se!

whither away? — kam greš?

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13 burn

[bə:n] 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb
1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) zažgati

2) (to use as fuel.) prižgati

3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) narediti (luknjo)

4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) vžgati se
2. noun
(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) opeklina, ožganina

- burner

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I [bə:n]
noun

Scottish dialectal poetically potoček
II [bə:n]
1.

transitive verb

zažgati, sežgati; pražiti; vžgati, ožigosati; spaliti;

2.

intransitive verb

goreti, smoditi se, žareti, skeleti, peči; plamteti, razplameniti, razvneti se

to burn to ashes — upepeliti; v prah zgoreti

to burn the candle at both ends — naporno delati, preveč se truditi

to burn daylight — zapravljati čas

to burn one's fingers — opeči si prste

to burn to the ground — do tal pogoreti

to have money to burn — imeti preveč denarja

it burned itself into my mind — vtisnilo se mi je v spomin

to burn out of house and home — pregnati

to burn one's boats — onemogočiti si povratek

his money burns a hole in his pocket — zapravi ves denar

money to burn — več ko dovolj denarja

to burn the midnight oil — delati ponoči

American to burn powder — zapravljati strelivo

the sun burns away the mist — sonce razprši meglo

to burn the water — loviti ribe pri svetilkah

to burn the wind ( —ali earth), American to burn up the road — brzeti v največjem diru
III [bə:n]
noun

opeklina; vžgano znamenje; požiganje; žig

to give s.o. a burn — ošiniti koga z uničujočim pogledom

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14 cut

1. present participle - cutting; verb
1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)
2. noun
1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) rez; prekinitev; striženje; znižanje

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) kroj

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) kos

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- cutter
- cutting 3. adjective
(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) žaljiv

- cut glass
- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective
(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) neusmiljen

- a cut above
- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short
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I [kʌt]
noun

kroj, rez, izrez, vrez; reženj, kos, odrezek; znižanje, zmanjšanje, odtegnitev; privzdignjenje (kart); udarec (pri tenisu ipd.); ignoriranje, prezir; American predor, tunel; slang delež; kanal; grafika; gravura; American izostanek iz predavanja

a cut above — za stopnjo višji

that's a cut above me — tega ne razumem

to give s.o. the cut — pretrgati stike s kom

the cut of one's jib ( —ali rig) — obraz, zunanjost

cut and thrust — prerekanje

to draw cuts — žrebati

figuratively to make a cut in — zmanjšati, zreducirati
II [kʌt]
1.

transitive verb

(od)rezati, (od)sekati, (pri)striči, rezbariti, (po)kositi, (po)žeti; (na)brusiti; gravirati, vrezovati; (pri)krojiti; skopiti, kastrirati; zbosti, zbadati; prizadeti; tepsti, bičati; figuratively izogniti, izogibati se, ne pozdraviti; zmanjšati, znižati; odložiti; izpustiti, opustiti;

2.

intransitive verb

rezati, sekati; zbadati; žeti, kositi; slang zbežati, ucvreti, pobrisati jo; privzdigniti (karte)

to cut after s.o. — letati za kom

to cut at s.o. — udariti koga (z mečem); figuratively prizadeti koga

that cuts both ways — to govori za in proti

figuratively to cut one's cable — umreti

to cut capers ( —ali didoes) — prevračati kozolce; smešne uganjati, norce briti

to cut cards — privzdigniti karte

to cut s.o.'s claws — pristriči komu kremplje

to cut and come again — dvakrat si odrezati

to cut and contrive — varčno gospodariti

to cut (dead) — ne pozdraviti, ignorirati

to cut dirt, to cut it, to cut one's lucky ( —ali stick, sticks) — popihati jo

to cut a dash — zbujati pozornost

to cut a figure ( —ali splash, show, flash) — imeti vlogo, postavljati se na vidno mesto

to cut it fine — premalo časa si vzeti; natanko preračunati

figuratively to cut one's fingers — opeči se

to cut the ground under s.o.'s feet — pokvariti komu načrte

to cut free — osvoboditi

to cut to the heart — globoko prizadeti

slang to cut no ice — ne imeti vpliva

to cut it ( —ali the matter) short — na kratko, skratka

cut it! — molči(te)!

figuratively to cut the knot — odločno rešiti vprašanje

to cut a loss — odreči se, sprijazniti se z izgubo

to cut one's profits — žrtvovati svoj dobiček

to cut the painter — pretrgati stike

to cut the record — potolči rekord

to be cutting one's teeth — dobivati zobe

to cut one's own throat — samemu sebi škodovati

to cut to — usmeriti kam

to cut one's wisdom teeth ( —ali eyeteeth) — spametovati, izučiti se

to cut the price — znižati ceno
III [kʌt]
preterite & past participle

od cut
IV [kʌt]
adjective

narezan; skrajšan, zmanjšan, zreduciran; brušen; skopljen; ostrižen

cut and dried — pripravljen; dolgočasen, šablonski

cut (over the head) — pijan

cut out for s.th. — ustvarjen za kaj

to have one's work cut out — s trudom izvršiti; imeti mnogo dela

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15 floor

[flo:] 1. noun
1) (the surface in a room etc on which one stands or walks.) tla

2) (all the rooms on the same level in a building: My office is on the third floor.) nadstropje
2. verb
1) (to make or cover a floor: We've floored the kitchen with plastic tiles.) prekriti tla

2) (to knock down: He floored him with a powerful blow.) podreti na tla

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- be floored
- - floored
- floorboard
- flooring
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I [flɔ:]
noun

tla, pod, dno; nadstropje; sejna dvorana; prizorišče v filmskem ateljeju; proizvodnja filma; najnižja meja (plače, dnevnice)

to ask for the floor — oglasiti se k besedi

the film goes on the floor — začenja se snemanje filma

the film is on the floor — film se snema

floor show — zabavni program, ki se predvaja med gledalci

floor price — najnižja dopustna cena

to get ( —ali have, American take) the floor — imeti besedo (v parlamentu)

to give the floor — dati besedo

ground floor, American first floor — pritličje

on the first ( American second) floor — v prvem nadstropju

French floor — parket

inlaid floor — okrasni parket

to take the floor — plesati

slang to wipe the floor with s.o. — uničiti, popolnoma premagati koga
II [flɔ:]
transitive verb

deske položiti; colloquially premagati, vreči, ugnati; zbegati

to floor the examiner — odgovoriti na vsa izpitna vprašanja

to be floored — pasti pri izpitu; biti presenečen

slang to floor the paper — odlično narediti pismeni izpit

to floor a question — zadovoljivo odgovoriti na vprašanje

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16 hang

[hæŋ]
past tense, past participle - hung; verb

1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) obesiti, viseti

2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) obesiti, biti obešen

3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) obesiti, biti obešen

4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) viseti

5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) pobesiti

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- hanger
- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up
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I [hæŋ]
noun

način kako tkanina (stvar) visi ali pada; način dela; padec, strmec, pobočje; kratek premor; colloquially pomen

not a hang — ni govora

I don't care a hang — mar mi je

not to give a hang — ne meniti se za kaj

to get ( —ali see) the hang of a thing — dojeti bistvo česa, razumeti kaj
II [hæŋ]
1.

transitive verb

obesiti, obešati; pobesiti, pobešati (glavo); obesiti (sliko), nalepiti (tapete);

2.

intransitive verb

viseti, biti obešen, obesiti se; nagniti se, lebdeti; obotavljati se (tudi žoga pri športu); American juridically ovirati porotnike pri odločitvi

hang it (all)! — naj gre k vragu!

hang you! — da bi te vrag pocitral!

I'll be hanged first! — prej se dam obesiti!

I'll be hanged if — vrag naj me vzame, če

well, I'm hanged! — kaj takega!, vrag naj me pocitra!

American it was a hung jury — porotniki se niso mogli zediniti o krivdi

to hang between life and death — viseti med življenjem in smrtjo

to hang by a hair ( —ali rope, single thread) — figuratively viseti na nitki

to hang in the balance — biti dvomljivo

to hang in doubt — biti negotov, kolebati

to hang fire — prepozno (se) sprožiti (puška); figuratively biti počasen, neodločen, omahovati, obotavljati se

to hang one's head — pobesiti glavo

to hang o.s. — obesiti se

to hang a leg — vleči nogo

to let things go hang — pustiti, da gre vse k vragu; pustiti stvari pri miru

to hang a room with paper — nalepiti v sobi tapete

sleep hangs on my eyelids — veke so mi težke, oči mi lezejo skupaj

time hangs heavy on my hands — ne vem, kaj naj počnem s časom, predolgo mi traja, vleče se

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17 jump

1. verb
1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) skočiti; pripraviti k skoku

2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) skočiti

3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) poskočiti

4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) preskočiti
2. noun
1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) skok

2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) preskok

3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) skok

4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) poskok

5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) skok

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- jumpy
- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it
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I [džʌmp]
noun

skok, preskok, skok s padalom; skok (cen itd.); nagel prehod na daljinsko snemanje (film); zdrzljaj; udarec nazaj (strelno orožje)

American colloquially prednost, uspešen začetek; slang the jumps — delirium tremens

jump area — padalčev doskočni cilj

sport high jump — skok v višino

sport broad ( —ali long) jump — skok v daljino

sport obstacle jump — terenski skok (pri smučanju)

sport oblique jump — prečni skok (pri smučanju)

sport pole jump — skok s palico

sport jump ball — met žoge med dva igralca (sodnik pri košarki)

American slang (always) on the jump — (vedno) v naglici, v razburjenju

to keep s.o. on the jump — imeti koga na vajetih

to give s.o. a jump — prestrašiti koga (da se zdrzne, poskoči)

to make ( —ali take) a jump — skočiti

figuratively by jumps — skokovito

to take the jump — preskočiti oviro

jump in production — hiter porast produkcije

to get the jump on s.o. — imeti prednost pred kom, prehiteti koga

not by a long jump — še zdaleč ne

American from the jump — od začetka
II [džʌmp]
1.

intransitive verb

skočiti (tudi cene), skakati, poskakovati, skakljati, poskočiti, odskočiti, skočiti na noge; vskočiti (in), skočiti mimo ( past), priskočiti (to); figuratively trzniti, zdrzniti se, kvišku planiti, prestrašiti se (at); figuratively preskočiti (to na), preskočiti vrsto pri branju; tresti, zibati se (voz); izskočiti, iztiriti se (vlak); figuratively razbijati (srce);

2.

transitive verb

preskočiti (across, over), pomagati komu skočiti, pripraviti konja k skoku; s silo vzeti, prisvojiti si; zibati, ujčkati; zviševati cene

to jump clear of s.th. — odskočiti od česa

slang to jump to it — z vnemo se česa lotiti

to jump for joy — poskočiti od veselja

American to jump channels — preskočiti službeno stopnjo

British English to jump the queue — ne držati se vrste zriniti se naprej

to jump one's bail — pobegniti kljub danemu poroštvu

to jump town — pobegniti iz mesta

to jump a claim — prisvojiti si tujo parcelo (zlatokopa itd.)

to jump the rails — iztiriti se (vlak)

to jump a child on one's knees — ujčkati otroka v naročju

to jump s.o. into s.th. — nagovoriti koga k čemu

to jump prices — cene zelo zvišati

don't jump my nerves! — ne žri mi živcev!

American to jump the gun — prenagliti se

his tastes and his means do not jump — njegov okus se ne ujema z njegovimi sredstvi

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18 keep

[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) obdržati

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) obdržati (zase)

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) imeti, (vz)držati

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) nadaljevati

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) imeti na zalogi

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) skrbeti za, rediti

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) držati se

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) voditi

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) zadrževati

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) vzdrževati

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) držati

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) praznovati
2. noun
(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) oskrba; stanovanje in hrana

- keeper
- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch
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I [ki:p]
noun

history osrednji grajski stolp, trdnjava, temnica; življenjske potrebščine, oskrba, stanovanje in hrana, vzdrževanje; paša, krma; military utrdba, reduta; plural igra, pri kateri zmagovalec obdrži dobitek

to play for keeps — igrati za dobitek

slang for keeps — za vedno

to earn one's keep — preživljati se, zaslužiti za vsakdanji kruh
II [ki:p]
1.

transitive verb

držati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.);

2.

intransitive verb

ostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se ( he ŋs well); držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati ( she ŋs smiling); colloquially stanovati (where do you keep?)

to keep an appointment — držati se zmenka

commerce we don't keep this article — tega artikla nimamo v zalogi

to keep s.o. at arm's length — ne dati komu do sebe

to keep in bread and water — komaj se preživljati

to keep one's balance — obdržati ravnotežje

to keep the ball rolling — ohraniti kaj v teku

to keep body and soul together — životariti

commerce to keep books — voditi knjige

to keep cool — ostati miren

to keep one's counsel — obdržati kaj zase

to keep s.o.'s counsel — varovati tujo skrivnost

to keep a close check on — skrbno nadzirati

to keep in countenance — bodriti koga

to keep one's countenance — ostati resen, zadrževati smeh

to keep clear of — izogniti se česa, čuvati se česa

to keep s.o. company — delati komu družbo

to keep company with — skupaj hoditi, družiti se z

to keep s.th. dark — obdržati zase, ne izdati

to keep a diary — voditi dnevnik

to keep one's distance — držati se ob strani

to keep one's end up — braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje delo

to keep an eye on ( —ali out for) —ali to keep one's eyes open ( —ali skinned) —ali to keep one's weather eye lifted — imeti odprte oči, budno paziti

to keep the field — vztrajati, ne se umakniti

to keep one's feet — obdržati se na nogah

to keep a straight face — zadrževati smeh

to keep friends — ostati v prijateljstvu

to keep guard — stražiti

to keep (a) guard over s.o. — čuvati koga

sport to keep (the) goal — biti vratar, čuvati gol

God keep you! — bog te varuj!

to keep s.th. going — ohraniti kaj v teku

to keep s.o. going — komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenju

to keep the game alive — ohraniti v teku

to keep one's ground — ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrst

to keep early ( —ali good) hours — prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spat

to keep bad ( —ali late) hours — prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spat

to keep one's hand in — ne priti iz vaje

to keep one's head — ne izgubiti glave, ostati miren

to keep one's head above water — ne zaiti v dolgove

to keep house — vzdrževati družino, gospodinjiti

to keep open house — biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem času

to keep hold of — ne puščati iz rok

to keep in good health — ostati pri dobrem zdravju

to keep a good look-out — budno opazovati, paziti

to keep s.o. for lunch — zadržati koga pri kosilu

to keep a stiff upper lip — ne izgubiti poguma

to keep the law — držati se zakona

to keep in mind — zapomniti si

to keep one's nose to the grindstone — neprestano garati

to keep pace ( —ali step) with — iti v korak, ne zaostajati

to keep peace between — obdržati mir med

to keep the peace — držati se reda

American to keep plugging along — kar naprej garati

to keep s.o. posted ( —ali advised, informed, up to date) — stalno koga obveščati

to keep the pot boiling — životariti, komaj se prebijati

to keep one's pecker up — ne izgubiti poguma in odločnosti

to keep good relations with s.o. — ostati s kom v dobrih odnosih

to keep a record of s.th. — voditi zapise o čem

to keep in good repair — ohraniti v dobrem stanju

to keep sight of — imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti na

to keep the stage — obdržati se na odru

to keep straight on — iti naravnost naprej

to keep in suspense — pustiti koga v negotovosti; commerce imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)

to keep time — držati se takta

to keep good time — biti točen (ura)

to keep track of — zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočem

to keep one's temper — zadržati se, ne razburjati se

American to keep tabs on — nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti si

to keep in touch with — ostati s kom v stikih

to keep together — biti složen, držati skupaj

to keep one's word — držati besedo

to keep watch (over, on) — stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom

to keep the wolf from the door — komaj se preživljati

English-Slovenian dictionary > keep
19 road

[rəud]
noun

1) (a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on: This road takes you past the school; ( also adjective) road safety.) cesta

2) ((often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets: His address is 24 School Road.) cesta

3) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) pot

4) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) pot

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- roadblock
- road map
- roadside
- roadway
- roadworks
- roadworthy
- roadworthiness
- by road
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I [róud]
1.

noun

cesta, pot; nautical sidrišče (zunaj luke); American railway železniška proga, tir, tračnice; potovanje

any road colloquially vsekakor

by road — po cesti

in the road — napoti

on the road — na potovanju, na poti, na turneji

road construction — gradnja cest

road safety regulations plural cestni prometni predpisi

high road, main road — glavna cesta

private road — zasebna pot

rule of the road — cestni prometni predpis(i); predpis za vožnjo (po cesti, po morju)

royal road figuratively varna pot, lahka pot

there is no royal road to success — pot do uspeha ni lahka

the road is made railway kretnice so postavljene

all roads lead to Rome — vse poti vodijo v Rim

to be in s.o.'s road — biti komu napoti

he is on the road to fame — postal bo slaven

to get into s.o.'s road — delati komu napoto

to get out of the road — iti (komu) s poti, napraviti (komu) prosto pot

to give on the road — pustiti iti mimo, umakniti se

to go on the roads — potovati po trgovskih poslih

to leave the road nautical izpluti s sidrišča

to take the road — kreniti, iti ali odpraviti se na pot, napotiti se, odpotovati

to take to the road British English archaic postati cestni ropar (razbojnik);

2.

adjective

cestni

road bend (curve) — cestni ovinek (vijuga, zavoj)

road junction — cestno vozlišče, križišče

road map — karta cest

road sign — cestni (prometni) znak
II [róud]
transitive verb

hunting (o psu) (iz)slediti z vohom (zlasti divjo perutnino)

English-Slovenian dictionary > road
20 rough

1. adjective
1) (not smooth: Her skin felt rough.) hrapav

2) (uneven: a rough path.) neraven

3) (harsh; unpleasant: a rough voice; She's had a rough time since her husband died.) raskav; neprijeten

4) (noisy and violent: rough behaviour.) surov

5) (stormy: The sea was rough; rough weather.) razburkan

6) (not complete or exact; approximate: a rough drawing; a rough idea/estimate.) grob
2. noun
1) (a violent bully: a gang of roughs.) surovina

2) (uneven or uncultivated ground on a golf course: I lost my ball in the rough.) zunaj igrišča

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- roughly
- roughness
- roughage
- roughen
- rough diamond
- rough-and-ready
- rough-and-tumble
- rough it
- rough out
* * *
I [rʌf]
noun

hrapavost, neravnost; surovo stanje; surovost, grobost; neprijetne stvari, težki trenutki, surova stran življenja; težaven teren; surov, neotesan človek, neotesanec, prostak

in the rough — v surovem, neobdelanem stanju

the rough(s) of life — neugodnosti življenja

over rough and smooth — v slabem in v dobrem

it is true in the rough — v glavnem je to res

to take s.o. in the rough — vzeti koga, kakršen je

to take the rough with the smooth — enako spreje(ma)ti dobro in slabo, vzeti stvari, kot pač pridejo

to work in the rough — grobo izdelati
II [rʌf]
1.

adjective

hrapav, raskav, neraven; neobdelan, neizbrušen; surov, grob; neotesan, osoren, brutalen; (okus) trpek, oster; težaven, neprijeten, naporen (o življenju); razburjen ( with od); (o morju) razburkan; divji, nebrzdan; nepravilen, nepopoln; približen; slab; (o tkanini) z dolgo dlako; trdega srca, trdosrčen (on do), neizprosen; nedokončan, v glavnih črtah

rough and ready — grobo obdelan, nedovršen, zasilen, začasen; še kar dober za praktične namene; primitiven, a uspešen; ekspeditiven; (o osebah) realen, stvaren, neizbirčen; nepretiran

a rough customer — nasilnež

rough coat, rough cast — omet, ometavanje

rough copy, rough draft — osnutek, skica, prvi načrt, koncept

a rough day — vetroven dan

rough diamond — nebrušen diamant, figuratively nekultiviran, neuglajen, a pošten človek

at a rough estimate — približno

rough house American slang burno in hrupno zborovanje, bučna in surova zabava; glasen prepir in pretep

rough leaf — prvi list na rastlini

rough luck — slaba sreča, smola

rough music — neubrana glasba, kričanje

rough passage — potovanje po razburkanem morju

rough rice — neoluščen riž

a rough road — slaba cesta

the rough sex — moški spol; moški

rough timber — neobeljen posekan les

in a rough state — v surovem stanju

a rough sketch — prvi osnutek

rough tongue — surov, oster jezik

in a rough voice — grobo, osorno

rough work — surovo, neizdelano, nedovršeno delo

rough weather — slabo vreme

it is rough on me — ni pravično do mene; nimam sreče

to give s.o. (a lick with) the rough side of one's tongue figuratively pošteno koga ošteti, pošteno mu jih povedati

to have a rough time — mnogo pretrpeti, imeti hude težave

she had a rough time — mnogo je prestala, zelo slabo ji je šlo

he had it rough — mnogo je prestal, pretrpel

this is rough luck for me — to je hud udarec zame, tega nisem zaslužil;

2.

adverb

grobó, surovo, robato, brezobzirno, brez prizanašanja, nasilno; na naglo

to lie, to sleep rough — ležati, spati oblečen (zlasti na prostem)

to play rough sport grobo igrati

to ride rough — divje, ne po pravilih jezditi
III [rʌf]
transitive verb

grobo obdelati, napraviti grobo (hrapavo); grobo ravnati, postopati (s kom); na hitro narediti; zabiti ostre žeblje v podkev; krotiti konja; intransitive verb sport grobo igrati

to rough it — imeti trdo življenje, z muko se prebijati skozi življenje; grobo, surovo se obnašati

I had to rough it — moral sem se prebijati (živeti, potovati) brez udobnosti

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give ground — {v. phr.} To go backward under attack; move back; retreat. * /After fighting for a while the troops slowly began to give ground./ * /Although they were outnumbered by the enemy, the men refused to give ground./ Compare: DRAW BACK, DROP BACK, LOSE … Dictionary of American idioms
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