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to have a hand for

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1 hand

[hænd] 1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) roka

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) kazalec

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pomočnik

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoč

5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karte v roki

6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) dlan (mera)

7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) pisava
2. verb
(often with back, down, up etc)

1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) izročiti

2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) predati

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- handful
- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand
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I [hænd]
noun

roka, prednja noga četveronožca, noga (sokolova), škarnik (rakov); spretnost, ročnost, izurjenost; strokovnjak, izvedenec; vodenje; izvedba, izvajanje; delo; pomoč; človek, sluga, delavec, mornar; plural mornarji, posadka (ladje), tovarniški delavci; postopek, način; moč, premoč, oblast, vpliv; posredovanje, posrednik; vir (podatkov); snubitev; lastnina, lastnik; kartanje, kvartač, karte v roki; urni kazalec; pisava, podpis, znak; dlan (mera, 10,16 cm); šop (banan, tobačnih listov); theatre slang ploskanje, aplavz; stran, smer

all hands — vsa posadka, vsi delavci

on all hands — povsod, na vseh straneh

at hand — blizu, pri roki

at the hands of — s strani nekoga

bloody hands — grb grofije Ulster

a bird in the hand — nekaj gotovega (imeti v roki)

a bold hand — energična pisava

with a bold hand — pogumno

by hand — ročno, na roko (narejeno)

by the hands of — s posredovanjem

hand cash — gotovina pri roki

a cool hand — hladnokrvnež

figuratively clean hands — čiste roke, čista vest

on every hand — povsod okoli

even hands — izenačeno

for one's own hand — sebi v prid

from hand to hand — iz rok v roke

from first hand — iz prve roke

from second hand — iz druge roke; ponošen, rabljen, antikvaričen

from good hand — iz dobrega vira

the hand of God — božja roka

hand on heart — roko na srce

heart and hands — iz vsega srca

heavy on hand — dolgočasen, mučen

with a heavy hand — s trdo roko

with a high hand — drzno, predrzno, naduto

his hand is out — iz vaje je

hand to hand (struggle) — človek proti človeku (borba)

hand over hand ( —ali fist) — preprijemanje (pri plezanju); figuratively na vrat na nos, hitro, igraje

in hand — v roki, v delu, na razpolago, pod nadzorstvom, skupaj, vzajemno, roko v roki

a legible hand — čitljiva pisava

on the mending hand — na poti k okrevanju

near hand — leva stran

near at hand — pri roki, blizu

a niggling hand — nečitljiva pisava, čačka

an old hand — strokovnjak, star lisjak

off hand — nepripravljen, brez obotavljanja, desna stran

hands off! — roke proč!

hands off policy — politika nevmešavanja

on hand — v roki, na zalogi, v breme, prisoten; American pri roki, pri sebi

on the one (other) hand — po eni (drugi) strani

out of hand — nepripravljen, takoj, ekstempore, nenadzorovan, divji

hands up! — roke kvišku!

a slack hand — brezdelje, brezbrižnost

to (one's) hand — pri roki, dosegljiv, pripravljen, na razpolago

under the hand — pod roko, skrivaj

under the hand of — podpisani...

contract under hand — preprosta pogodba brez pečata

the upper hand — premoč, nadvlada

with one's own hand — lastnoročno

Z glagoli: to ask for a girl's hand — prositi dekle za roko, zasnubiti

to be a good (poor) hand at — biti spreten (neroden) v čem

to be bound hand and foot — imeti vezane roke

to be in good hands — biti v dobrih rokah

to be on s.o.'s hands — biti komu na vratu, skrbi

to bear a heavy hand — zatirati

to bite the hand that feeds one — biti zelo nehvaležen

to bring a baby up by hands — hraniti dojenčka s stekleničko

to come to hand — priti v roke, dospeti

to change hands — menjati lastnika, priti v druge roke

to do a hand's turn — samo s prstom migniti

not to do a hand's turn — ali not to lift ( —ali raise) a hand — niti s prstom migniti

to fall into s.o.'s hands — priti komu v roke

figuratively to feed out of s.o.'s hand — komu iz rok jesti

to get a big hand — dobiti velik aplavz

to get s.o. in hand — dobiti koga v roke

to get one's hands in — dela se zares lotiti

to get the upper hand — dobiti premoč

to get off one's hands — otresti se česa, znebiti se

to get out of hand — iz rok se izmuzniti, izgubiti oblast nad

to give one's hand to — poročiti se s kom, roko komu dati

to give one's hand on a bargain — v roko si seči, skleniti kupčijo, obljubiti

to give s.o. a free hand — dati komu proste roke

to give s.o. a hand — iti komu na roko, pomagati, ploskati komu

to go hand in hand with figuratively & literatureeral v korak s kom stopati

to have a hand for — biti spreten, nadarjen za kaj

to have o.s. well in hand — dobro se obvladati

to have a hand in a matter — imeti svoje prste vmes

to have ( —ali keep) one's hand in — ostati v vaji

to have one's hands full — imeti polne roke dela

to have time on one's hands — ne vedeti kam s časom, imeti mnogo prostega časa

to hold hands — držati se za roke

to hold one's hand — zadržati se

to hold a good hand — imeti dobre karte

to join hands — združiti se

to keep a tight hand over — imeti koga na vajetih

to keep one's hands on — imeti čvrsto v rokah

to let one's temper get out of hand — ne obvladati se, podivjati

to live from hand to mouth — iz rok v usta živeti

to lay hands on — vzeti, najti, roko na kaj položiti

to lay hands on o.s. — roko nase položiti, napraviti samomor

to lend a hand — pomagati

to make a hand — napraviti dobiček

many hands make light work — v slogi je moč

to pass through many hands — iti skozi mnogo rok

to play into the hands of — nevede komu delati v prid

to play a good hand — dobro igrati karte

to play for one's own hand — delati sebi v prid

to put one's hand in one's pocket — seči v žep, prispevati v denarju

figuratively to put one's hands on — najti, spomniti se

to put ( —ali set, turn) one's hands to — v roke vzeti, poprijeti se

to serve ( —ali wait on) s.o. hand and foot — komu vdano služiti

to shake s.o. by the hand — stisniti komu roko

to shake hands with — rokovati se s kom

to show one's hand — ali to have a show of hands figuratively odkriti svoje karte, pokazati svoj pravi namen

it shows a master's hand — mojstrsko je, kaže na mojstra

to strengthen the hands of — podpreti koga

to take s.o. by the hand — koga za roko prijeti, figuratively vzeti koga pod svoje okrilje

to take in hand — vzeti v roke, lotiti se

to take a hand at a game — sodelovati v igri

to take s.th. off one's hands — kupiti kaj od koga; pomagati komu, da se česa znebi

to take a hand in a matter — vmešati se v kaj

to take one's courage in both hands — zbrati ves svoj pogum

time hangs heavy on my hands — dolgčas mi je

to try one's hand at — poskusiti se v čem

to throw up one's hands — obupati nad čim

to vote by show of hands — glasovati z dviganjem rok

figuratively to wash one's hands of — umiti si roke, odkloniti odgovornost

to win a girl's hand — dobiti dekletovo privoljenje za poroko

to win hands down — z lahkoto dobiti, igraje zmagati

to witness the hand of — overiti podpis

to write a good hand — imeti lepo pisavo
II [hænd]
transitive verb

vročiti, podati; voditi za roko, spremiti; podati roko v pomoč; ravnati s, z

nautical zviti jadra; American slang to hand it to s.o. — nekomu povedati, komu poročati

American slang you must hand it to him — to mu moraš pustiti, to mu moraš priznati

to hand s.o. in (out of) the car — pomagati komu v avto (iz avta)

English-Slovenian dictionary > hand
2 turn

[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obrniti

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrniti se

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zaviti

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) usmeriti

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zaviti okoli

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) spremeniti

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) postati
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrat

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) navoj

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) ovinek, odcep

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) (biti) na vrsti za

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) točka

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- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up
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I [tə:n]
noun

vrtljaj, vrtenje, obračanje, obrat; ovinek, zavoj, okljuk, vijuga, krivulja; figuratively izkrivljenje; (posebna) smer, sprememba smeri, obrnjena smer; preokret, preobrat; kriza; economy prodaja, promet; sprememba, menjava, redno menjavanje pri opravljanju (posla, službe), turnus, vrstni red; zamena, šiht, posada, delovna izmena; runda; (kratek) sprehod, pot, runda; zaposlenost (s čim), (prehoden) poklic; usluga; prilika, priložnost; točka v programu (varieteja); namen, namera, potreba; figuratively sposobnost, talent, dar ( for za), nagnjenje; oblika, obris; način mišljenja, razpoloženje; postopek; izraz; colloquially živčni pretres, šak, omotica, strah, močno razburjenje; skisanje (mleka); printing obrnjena črka, obrnjen tisk; sport trojka (pri drsanju); plural medicine menstruacija, mesečna čišča

turn (and turn) about — izmenoma, menjaje se

at every turn — pri vsakem koraku, ob vsaki priliki, neprestano, ob vsakem času

before one's turn — preden smo na vrsti

by turns, in turns — izmenoma, zaporedoma; v turnusu, eno za drugim

every one in his turn! — vsakdo (vsi) po vrsti!

in turn — po vrsti

in the turn of a hand — v hipu, kot bi trenil

out of one's turn — zunaj, mimo svoje vrste; ne na mestu

to a turn — izvrstno

a turn of anger — napad jeze

turn of the century — konec stoletja

a turn of fortune (of Fortune's wheel) — preobrat, preokret sreče, usode

a turn to the left — zavoj na levo

turn of life medicine klimakterij

the turn of the tide — oseka, figuratively sprememba položaja, preobrat

done to a turn — (s)pečen kot treba

hand's turn — ročno delo

to be of humorous turn — imeti smisel za humor

to be on the turn — biti na preokretnici, prelomnici

he is fond of old turns of expression — on se rad starinsko izraža

whose turn is it? — kdo je na vrsti?

now it is my turn — sedaj sem jaz na vrsti

the milk is on the turn — mleko se bo vsak hip skisalo

the cake is done to a turn — kolač je ravno prav pečen

to do s.o. a good (bad) turn — napraviti komu dobro (slabo) uslugo

he did me an ill turn — škodoval mi je, eno mi je zagodel

one good turn deserves another — roka roko umiva, usluga za uslugo

to (a)wait one's turn — čakati, da pridemo na vrsto

to give s.o. a turn — prestrašiti koga

to have a turn for languages — ima dar za jezike

he has a curious turn of mind — čudnega značaja je

I heard short turns in the music-hall — slišal sem kratke točke programa v varieteju

left (right) turn! British English military na levo (desno)!

we read turn and turn about — menjavali smo se pri čitanju

don't speak out of your turn! — ne govori, če nisi na vrsti!

it serves my turn — to mi prav pride, mi dobro služi (koristi)

to take a turn at s.th. — kratek čas se s čim ukvarjati

to take a turn to the right — zaviti na desno

to take turns — medsebojno se menjavati ( at rowing pri veslanju)

to take a turn in the park — napraviti kratek sprehod (rundo) v parku

to take the good (bad) turn, to take a turn for the good (bad) — obrniti se na boljše (slabše)

disease took a favourable turn — bolezen se je obrnila na bolje
II [tə:n]
1.

transitive verb

(za)vrteti (v krogu); obrniti, obračati, narobe obrniti; preobrniti, prekopati; odbiti, odvrniti; spremeniti smer, dati drugo smer; odločiti; spremeniti (v), predrugačiti, pretvoriti; prevesti (tekst); skisati (mleko); prekoračiti, preiti; obiti, military

obkoliti; izogniti se; zaviti okoli, obrniti, nameriti (korak itd.); napotiti, nagnati, spoditi ( into v); sport delati (prekuce, salte, kolo); otopiti, skrhati (nož); naščuvati, nahujskati ( against proti); zmešati (glavo), zmesti, znoriti; economy v denar spraviti, unovčiti; stružiti, zaokrogliti, zaobliti, dati okroglo obliko; lepo oblikovati; figuratively lepo formulirati (stavek); obsolete speljati na kriva pota, zapeljati; spreobrniti;

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intransitive verb

vrteti se, dati se vrteti; obračati se, obrniti se; prevračati se, prevrniti se; figuratively postaviti se na glavo; postati omotičen; zaviti, kreniti, napraviti zavoj; zateči se (to k), obrniti se, pogledati nazaj; oprijeti se, lotiti se, ukvarjati se; spremeniti se, spremeniti naravo; skisati se (mleko), postati (žaltav itd.), pokvariti se; stružiti se, postati top, skrhati se (nož); obsolete prebegniti, postati uskok (odpadnik, dezerter)

to turn an attack military odbiti napad

to turn the ( —ali one's) back (up)on — hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč od

to turn bankrupt — priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na boben

he turned many books in his life figuratively mnogo je prebral v svojem življenju

to turn s.o.'s brain — znoriti koga

his brain has turned with overwork — zmešalo se mu je zaradi čezmernega dela

to turn bridle — obrniti se, začeti se umikati

to turn bear (bull) economy špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzi

to turn into cash — spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčiti

to turn the cat in the pan figuratively stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spraviti

to turn Catholic — postati katoličan

to turn the cheek figuratively obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miru

to turn one's coat figuratively obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)

he turned his coat — izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnik

to have an old overcoat turned — dati si obrniti star površnik

turned commas — narekovaj

to turn colour — spremeniti barvo (postati bled ali rdeč)

to turn a compliment — napraviti lep poklon (kompliment)

to turn a street corner — zaviti okoli uličnega vogala

to turn the corner figuratively srečno prebroditi krizo

to turn a difficulty — izogniti se težavi, obiti težavo

to turn a deaf ear — narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišati

to turn to a dictionary — zateči se k slovarju

to turn to the doctor — obrniti se na (konsultirati) zdravnika

to turn the edge of a knife — skrhati nož

to turn the edge of a remark — napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazko

to turn English into Slovene — prevesti iz angleščine v slovenščino

to turn king's ( American state's) evidence juridically postati glavna obremenilna priča

he is just turning 50 — pravkar je prekoračil 50. leto

to turn a film — snemati film

to turn one's face to the wall — obrniti obraz proti steni, figuratively biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umreti

to turn the enemy's flank — obiti sovražnikov bok

to turn s.o.'s tiank figuratively prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debati

to turn one's flght northwards — usmeriti svoj polet proti severu

to turn ground — prekopati zemljo

his hair has turned grey — osivel je

to turn one's hand to s.th. — lotiti se, oprijeti se česa

she can turn her hand to anything — ona je zelo spretna, praktična

not to turn a hand to help s.o. — s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagali

my head turns — vse se mi vrti v glavi

his head turned with the success — uspeh mu je stopil v glavo

to turn one's head — obrniti glavo, pogledati nazaj

to turn s.o.'s head — zmešati komu glavo

to turn headsprings sport delati (vrteti) kolesa

to turn head over heels — prekucniti se, prekopicniti se

to turn s.o.'s heart figuratively pregovoriti koga

to turn s.th. inside out — obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kaj

the joke was turned against me — šala je letela name

the key won't turn — ključ se ne mara zavrteti

the leaves are beginning to turn — listje začenja spreminjati barve

to turn to the left — obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levo

to turn loose — odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; American streljati, ustreliti

to turn s.o. mad — napraviti koga blaznega

you will turn me mad — zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vas

the milk has turned (sour) — mleko se je skisalo

the warm weather has turned the milk (sour) — toplo vreme je skisalo mleko

to turn s.th. in one's mind — premišljevati kaj

to turn pale — postati bled

it turned her pale — prebledela je ob tem

to turn an honest penny — živeti od poštenega dela (zaslužka)

to turn s.th. to one's profit — obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kaj

to turn rancid — postati žaltav

to turn s.o. to religion — spreobrniti koga (k veri)

to turn and rend — napasti s sramotenjem

to turn the scale — nagniti tehtnico, figuratively odločifi (kaj)

to turn s.o. sick — povzročiti komu slabost

she turned sick — slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela je

to turn a somersault — napraviti prekuc, salto

to turn one's steps home — kreniti domov

my stomach turns (at) — želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mi

it turns my stomach — ob tem se mi obrača želodec

to turn a table leg — stružiti nogo za mizo

to turn the tables (up)on s.o. figuratively obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položaj

to turn tail — obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežati

the tide has turned — nastopila je oseka, figuratively sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)

to turn one's thumb down figuratively odkloniti, ne hoteti

to turn traitor — postati izdajalec

to turn turtle nautical slang prevrniti se

to turn upon s.th. — biti odvisen od česa

to turn everything upside down — postaviti vse na glavo

the boat turned upside down — čoln se je prevrnil

my umbrella turned inside out — dežnik se mi je obrnil (sprevrgel)

to turn a Latin verse — skovati latinski stih

to turn water into wine — spremeniti vodo v vino

my coat won't turn water — moj plašč ni nepremočljiv

I don't know which way to turn — ne vem, po kateri poti naj krenem, figuratively ne vem ne kod ne kam; ne vem, kaj naj naredim

to turn a wheel — (za)vrteti kolo

the wheel turns — kolo se vrti

the wind has turned — zapihal je drug veter (tudi figuratively)

the whole world has turned topsy-turvy — cel svet je postavljen na glavo

this wood turns well — ta les se dobro struži

even a worm will turn — figuratively tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden

English-Slovenian dictionary > turn
3 use

I [ju:z] verb
1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) uporabiti

2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) porabiti

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- usable
- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]
1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uporaba

2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) raba

3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) korist

4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) sposobnost uporabljati kaj

5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uporaba

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- useful
- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use
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I [ju:s]
noun

raba, uporaba; uporabnost, korist(nost), prid; (poseben) namen, smoter; pripravnost; moč ali sposobnost uporabljati (kaj); navada, običaj, uzus; stalna ali ponovna uporaba; vaja; praksa; (pred)pravica uporabe (česa); juridically užitek; pravica, uživanje (posesti); dobiček; ecclesiastic obredi kake Cerkve, liturgija

beyond all use — čisto nenavaden

in use — v rabi

of use — uporaben, koristen

of no use — neuporaben, brezkoristen

in common use — v splošni rabi

out of use — ne v rabi, ne več uporaben

fit for use — uporaben

with use — s trajno rabo

the Anglican use — anglikanski obred

value in use — dejanska vrednost

use and wont — šege in navade

according to his use and wont — po njegovi (svoji) stari navadi

directions ( —ali instructions) for use — navodila za uporabo

use makes perfect — vaja naredi mojstra

use is second nature — stara navada je železna srajca

once a use and ever a custum — česar se je Janezek naučil, to Janez zna

can I be of use? — lahko (kaj) pomagam?

is this of use to you? — lahko to kaj porabite?

crying is no use — nima smisla jokati, zastonj je jokati

it is (of) no use (running) — brez koristi, zaman je (teči)

what's the use (of it)? — kakšen smisel naj (sploh) to ima?

to be in daily use — biti vsak dan v rabi

to bring into use — uporabiti

to be out of use — ne biti v rabi (v navadi)

to come into use — priti v splošno rabo

to fall ( —ali to pass) out of use — postati neuporaben, zastareti

you will find these shoes of use in the mountains — videli boste, da so ti čevlji zelo koristni v gorah

everything has its use — vsaka stvar je za kaj uporabna

I have no use for it — nimam kaj početi s tem

I have no use for such people — nimam nobenega smisla za take ljudi, ne cenim (ne potrebujem) takih ljudi

have you lost the use of your tongue? — si izgubil dar govora?

he lost the use of his right eye — ne vidi več na desno oko

to make use of s.th. — uporabiti (izkoristiti) kaj, posluževati se česa

to make use of s.o.'s name — sklicevati se na koga

to put out of use — vzeti iz obtoka (kovance itd.)

to put to (good) use — (dobro) uporabiti
II [ju:z]
transitive verb

rabiti, uporabljati, porabiti, izkoristiti, posluževati se; zateči se k; ravnati z; potrošiti, izdati; gojiti (šport itd.); prebiti (čas); obsolete navaditi (to na)

to use one's brains ( —ali wits) — uporabiti pamet, napeti (svoje) možgane

use your eyes! — odpri oči!

to use care — skrbno (pazljivo) postopati

to use diligence — da(ja)ti si truda

to use one's best efforts — napraviti, kar se le da (kar je le možno)

to use exercises — delati vaje

to use force — uporabiti silo

this geyser uses a lot of gas — ta plinska peč porabi mnogo plina

how did they use you? — kako so ravnali z vami?

to use s.o. ill — slabo ravnati s kom

I cannot use my left hand — ne se posluževati svoje leve roke

to use one's legs — peš iti, pešačiti

to use imprecations — preklinjati

to use a right — uživati (neko) pravico

may I use your name? — se lahko sklicujem na vas?

to use tobacco — kaditi

I have used all the paint — porabil sem vso barvo

how does the world use you? colloquially kako je z vami?, kako vam gre?; intransitive verb obsolete (razen v preteritu) biti vajen, imeti navado; (tudi za izražanje trajnega stanja v preteklosti)

the beggar used to come every day — berač je imel navado prihajati (je prihajal) vsak dan

it used to be said — navadno se je reklo (bila je navada reči)

he does not come as often as he used (to) — ne prihaja več tako pogosto kot prej

they used to live here — prej so stanovali tu

used you to know him? — ste ga vi poznali?

there used to be a tree there — tam je nekoč bilo drevo;

English-Slovenian dictionary > use
4 play

[plei] 1. verb
1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) igrati se

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) igrati

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) igrati

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) igrati

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) igrati

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) potegniti koga za nos

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) igrati proti komu

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) poigravati se

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) usmeriti

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) igrati
2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) igra

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) gledališka igra

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) tekma

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) delovanje

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- player
- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up
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I [pléi]
noun

igra (na srečo, za stavo, za zabavo, športna), zabava, šala; igranje, kvartanje, poteza (pri šahu); figuratively igra (besed, barv, valov, žarkov itd.); theatre gledališka igra, predstava; music igranje, predvajanje, glasbeno delo; spretno ravnanje s čim (običajno v sestavljenkah npr. swordplay); delovanje, dejavnost, torišče; technical toleranca; figuratively svoboda gibanja; American slang manever, (zvijačen) poskus za dosego česa; American slang publiciteta, poznanost, propaganda

at the play — v gledališču

to be at play — igrati se

to bring ( —ali call, put) into play — spraviti v pogon, izkoristiti

to come into play — začeti delati, stopiti v akcijo

child's play — otročarija, igračkanje

fair play — pošteno ravnanje

foul play — nepošteno ravnanje

in full play — v polnem teku, v polnem pogonu

to give free play to one's fancy — dati domišljiji prosto pot

to give the rope more play — zrahljati vrv

as good as a play — zelo zabavno in zanimivo

grandstand play — razkazovanje

figuratively to hold in play — zaposliti (koga s čim)

high play — kvartanje za debel denar

in play — še v igri (kvartanje), za šalo

it is your play — ti imaš potezo (šah), ti igraš (karte)

out of play — ne več v igri (kvartanje)

lively play of fantasy — živahna domišljija

to make play — imeti uspeh; utruditi preganjalce (pri lovu)

to make a play for — potegovati se za naklonjenost

to make play with — postavljati se, bahati se

that was pretty play — to je bilo dobro (zaigrano)

a play on words — besedna igra
II [pléi]
1.

intransitive verb

igrati ( for za), šaliti se, zabavati se, igračkati se; začeti igrati (karte), napraviti potezo, biti na potezi (šah); poigravati se (barve, valovi, žarki itd.); streljati (top), brizgati (vodomet), sijati; technical imeti prostor za gibanje, imeti toleranco, premikati se (bat), biti v pogonu; biti primeren za igro (igrišče);

2.

transitive verb theatre

igrati, uprizoriti; sport nastopiti, igrati proti, sprejeti igralca v moštvo; uperiti (žaromet, luč, vodni curek) na koga; ustreliti (iz topa); technical spraviti v pogon, upravljati (stroj), obvladati

to play along with — sodelovati, v en rog trobiti s kom

to play it cagey — biti previden, omahovati

figuratively to play both ends against the middle — previdno, rafinirano ravnati

to play ball with s.o. — pošteno postopati s kom

to play booty — prevarati

figuratively to play one's cards well (badly) — (ne)spretno manevrirati

to play s.o. dirt — izigrati koga

to play the devil ( —ali deuce) with — prekrižati komu račune

to play by ear — igrati po posluhu

to play fair (foul) — pošteno (nepošteno) ravnati

to play s.o. false — izdati koga

to play the fool — zganjati neumnosti

to play a fish — utruditi ribo na trnku

to play fast and loose with — zlorabljati koga

to play the game — držati se pravil, pošteno ravnati

to play to the gallery — šopiriti se pred javnostjo

to play guns on — obstreljevati

to play into s.o.'s hands — koristiti drugemu, pomagati komu

to play one's hand for all it is worth — izrabiti vsako priliko, uveljaviti vse svoje zmožnosti

to play the knave — varati

to play a good knife and fork — jesti z apetitom

to play the horses — staviti na konjskih dirkah

to play for love — igrati za zabavo ne za denar

slang to play it (low) on — izigrati koga, zlorabiti

to play a joke ( —ali prank, trick) on — potegniti koga za nos

to play the races — staviti na konjskih dirkah

to play a part — igrati vlogo, pretvarjati se

to play possum — hliniti spanje

to play upon the square — pošteno ravnati

to play safe — previdno ravnati, ne tvegati

to play second fiddle — imeti podrejen položaj

to play a good stick — dobro sabljati

to play for time — zavlačevati, poskušati pridobiti na času

to play truant ( —ali hooky) — neopravičeno izostati od pouka

to play s.o. a mean trick — prevarati koga

to play tricks with — nagajati

to play (up)on — igrati na, figuratively izrabljati koga

to play (up)on words — zbijati šale, igrati se z besedami

to play with — igrati se s, z; lahkomiselno ravnati s

English-Slovenian dictionary > play
5 weak

[wi:k]
adjective

1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) šibek

2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) neodločen

3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) šibek

4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) neprepričljiv

5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) bled, medel

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- weakly
- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for
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[wi:k]
adjective ( weakly adverb)

slaboten, slab, šibek, neodporen; lomljiv, krhek; z lahkoto premagljiv; bolehen, nezdrav; neutrjen, neodločen, nestanoviten, nezanesljiv (značaj); neprepričljiv (dokaz, argument); brez moči, mlahav, medel; nemaren (stil); razredčen z vodo; nesposoben, nespreten; economy slab, medel (tržišče); grammar šibek (glagol)

as weak as water — čisto slab(oten)

a weak crew — številčno šibka posadka

a weak eleven — slabo moštvo (npr. nogometno)

weak hand figuratively slabe karte

weak moment — trenutek slabosti

the weaker sex — šibki spol (ženske)

weak point — šibka točka, ranljivo mesto

weak resistance — šibak odpor

weak vessel figuratively nezanesljiva oseba

to grow weak — oslabeti

to have weak knees figuratively ne imeti hrbtenice, biti neodločen

weakest goes to the wall figuratively najšibkejši izgubi pri tekmovanju, podleže

English-Slovenian dictionary > weak
6 right

1. adjective
1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) desni

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) pravilen

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) pošten

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) primeren
2. noun
1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) pravica

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) prav

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) desno

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) desnica
3. adverb
1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) točno

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) takoj

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) povsem

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) popolnoma

5) (to the right: Turn right.) desno

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) pravilno
4. verb
1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) zravnati (se)

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) popraviti (krivico)
5. interjection
(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') prav!

- righteous
- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective
((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) desničarski

- right-winger
- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right
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I [ráit]
noun

pravica, pravo, pravičnost; veljavna (upravičena) zahteva; izključna pravica (to do, na); desna stran; desnica; prava stran, sprednja stran; plural pravo (normalno, dejansko, resnično) stanje stvari, resnica; red

by right, of right — po zakonu, zakonito, pravzaprav

by right of — zaradi; na temelju

in right of (her husband) — v imenu (svojega soproga); s strani (svojega soproga)

on the right — na desni

to the right — na desno

by right(s) — po pravici, z vso pravico

right and wrong — prav in neprav, pravica in krivica

right of disposal — pravica razpolaganja

right of inheritance — dedno pravo (pravica)

right of notice — pravica odpovedi

right of redemption (repurchase) — pravica, prodano zopet nazaj kupiti

right of search — pravica do preiskave

right of succession — nasledstvena pravica

rights and duties — pravice in dolžnosti

right of way — prednost v cestnem prometu; pravica do prehoda (čez zasebno posest)

the Right parliament desnica, konservativna stranka

the rights and wrongs of a case — pravilna (resnična, dejanska) in napačna dejstva (stanje) primera

countess in her own right — grofica po lastnem (dednem) pravu (ne po možitvi)

mineral right — rudosledna pravica

women's rights — pravica žena, ženska enakopravnost

all rights reserved — vse pravice pridržane

to be in the right — imeti prav, imeti pravico na svoji strani, biti upravičen

to bring s.th. to rights — spraviti nekaj v red, urediti

it is my right to know — imam pravico, da vem

he claimed the crown in right of his father — zahteval je krono kot dedič svojega očeta

he has a little fortune in right of his wife — ima nekaj premoženja po ženini upravičenosti

to do the right — pravo narediti

to do s.o. right — ravnati s kom pravično (pravilno, korektno, dostojno)

to give s.o. his right — dati komu njegovo pravico

to have a right (no rights) — imeti pravico (ne imeti pravic)

to keep to the right — držati se desne, iti (voziti) po desni strani

to put (to set) to rights — urediti, spraviti v red

he sat on my right — sedel je na moji desni strani

to stand on (to assert) one's rights — ne odstopiti od svojih pravic, vztrajati pri svojih pravicah

to turn to the right — kreniti, zaviti na desno

I want to know the rights of the affair — hočem vedeti dejansko (resnično) stanje zadeve
II [ráit]
adjective

pravi, pravilen; desni; točen, korekten, avtentičen, resničen; pravičen, pošten; primeren, umesten; zakonit; zdrav; normalen; mathematics pravi; politics ki pripada desnici, simpatizira s konservativno stranko; archaic prem, raven (le v: right line — premica, ravna črta)

at right angles — pod pravimi koti, pravokotno

on the right hand side — na desni (strani)

on the right side of 50 — še ne 50 let star

on the right bank of the Sava — na desnem bregu Save

in one's right mind — pri pravi (zdravi) pameti

out of one's right mind, not right in one's head — ne čisto pri pravi (pameti)

right back sport desni branilec

right angle — pravi kot

right arm, right hand — desna roka (tudi figuratively)

the right heir — zakoniti dedič

the right man on the right place — pravi človek na pravem mestu

right side — prava stran, lice (blaga)

a right turn — obrat na desno (za 90°)

the right way — prava pot, pravi način

I feel all right again — počutim se zopet čisto dobro

right oh! colloquially v redu! prav! dobro! prav tako! točno! seveda! se strinjam!

right you are! — tako je! prav imate!

all right! — (vse) v redu! prav! nimam nič proti!

that's right! — tako je! pravilno!

are you all right up there? — ste dobro nameščeni tam gori?

are we on the right way? — ali smo na pravi poti?

see if the brakes are all right — poglej, če so zavore v redu

to be right — imeti prav

I was quite right in supposing... — čisto prav sem imel, ko sem domneval...

is he quite right in his head (mind, senses)? — je on čisto pri pravi (pameti)?

he is his father's right hand — on je očetova desna roka

he is one of the right sort colloquially on je dečko na mestu

to be as right as rain (as ninepence, as a trivet, as nails) — dobro se počutiti, biti zdrav ko riba; biti v najlepšem redu

all came right — vse se je izvršilo, kot je bilo treba

have you got the right time? — imate točen čas? veste, koliko je točna ura?

to get on the right side of s.o. — pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebe

to get it right — spraviti v red; pojasniti

I'll do him to rights — dal mu bom, kar mu gre

to know the right people — poznati prave ljudi, imeti (dobre) zveze

to put oneself right with s.o. — opravičiti se pri kom

to put one's right hand to the work — krepko se lotiti dela

to say the right thing — najti pravo besedo

the solution is right — rešitev je pravilna

I think it right that you should share the profits — smatram za pravilno (pravično), da ste deležni dobička
III [ráit]
adverb

prav, pravilno; premo, naravnost, direktno; desno; dobro, kot treba, zadovoljivo; popolnoma, čisto, zelo, temeljito; takoj

right off, right away American takoj, na mestu

right after dinner — takoj po večerji

right ahead, right on — ravno, premo, naravnost (naprej)

right in the middle — prav v sredi(ni)

(rotten) right through — (gnil) skoz in skoz (popolnoma)

right turn! military na desno!

right eyes! military pogled na desno!

right up — strmo navzgor (kvišku)

right well — zelo (dobro), celó

Right Honourable British English ekscelenca (plemiški naslov za plemiče nižje od markiza)

I am right glad — zelo sem vesel

to come right in American iti naravnost noter

to get s.th. right — pravilno, popolnoma razumeti

nothing goes right with me — vse mi gre narobe, nič mi ne uspe

to guess right — prav(ilno) uganiti

he hit right and left — udrihal je desno in levo, na vse strani

to know right well — prav dobro vedeti

if I remember right — če se prav spomnim

to put (to set) right — spraviti v red, urediti

it serves him right — prav mu je

to turn right — obrniti se, zasukati se
IV [ráit]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

znova postaviti; vzravnati (se); popraviti (se); urediti (se); uravnati (se), spraviti (se) v ravnotežje; poravnati, popraviti (krivico, škodo); pomagati (komu) do njegove pravice, rehabilitirati (koga); nautical priti v pravi položaj

to right the helm — uravnati krmilo

to right oneself — popraviti se

this fault will right itself — ta napaka se bo sama popravila

the ship righted herself at last — ladja se je končno zopet vzravnala
V [ráit]
interjection

pravilno! tako je!

right oh! colloquially prav! v redu! prav tako! točno! seveda! se strinjam!

English-Slovenian dictionary > right
7 hold

I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
2. noun
1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem

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- - holder
- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun
((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje

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I [hóuld]
noun

nautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letalu

to stow the hold — utovoriti na ladjo
II [hóuld]
noun

prijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdba

to afford no hold — ne nuditi opore

to catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobiti

to get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti koga

to get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati se

to get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblast

to have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblasti

to keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rok

to miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijeti

in politics no holds are barred — v politiki je vse dovoljeno

to quit ( —ali let go) one's hold of — izpustiti kaj iz rok

American to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kaj

to take hold of one's fancy — zbuditi domišljijo
III [hóuld]
1.

transitive verb

držati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;

2.

intransitive verb

držati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, biti

hold! — počakaj, ustavi se!

to hold the baby — proti svoji želji imeti odgovornost

to hold to bail — proti jamstvu izpustiti na svobodo

to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornost

to hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati se

to hold one's breath — zadržati dih

to hold the boards — obdržati se na odru (igra)

to hold cheap — ne ceniti

to hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotiti

to hold in chase — zasledovati

to hold a candle to the devil — dajati potuho

to hold in contempt — prezirati koga

to hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubiti

to hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti

to hold the fort — obraniti se

to hold a good hand — imeti dobre karte

to hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati se

to hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kos

to hold one's horses — potrpeti

to hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pesti

hold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!

to hold one's hand — vzdržati se česa

to hold one's head high — biti zelo ponosen

hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!

to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne ceniti

to hold s.o. to his promise ( —ali word) — držati koga za besedo

to hold pace with — iti v koraku s kom ali čim

to hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmi

to hold still — ostati miren

to hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogi

to hold the stage — biti v središču zanimanja (igralec na odru)

to hold tight — čvrsto (se) držati

to hold true — veljati, biti res

to hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesen

to hold a wager — staviti

to hold watch — stražiti

there is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen je

neither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen

the rule holds of ( —ali in) all cases — pravilo velja v vsakem primeru

the place holds many memories — kraj je poln spominov

to eat as much as one can hold — jesti kolikor kdo zmore

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8 try

1. verb
1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) poskusiti

2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) preizkusiti

3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) postaviti pred sodišče

4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) preizkušati
2. noun
1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) poskus

2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) poskus

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- trier
- trying
- try on
- try out
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I [trái]
noun

colloquially poskus, eksperiment; poskušnja; preizkušnja

a try-on — nepošten poskus (ki ni mogel uspeti)

to have a try at s.th. — poskusiti kaj, napraviti poskus s čim

let me have a try — naj poskusim

to have another try — še enkrat poskusiti

he had a good try — poskušal je, kolikor je mogel
II [trái]
transitive verb

poskusiti, lotiti se, začeti; preizkusiti, raziskati; pokusiti (jed); ugotoviti (kaj) s poskusom, eksperimentirati z; juridically (sodno) preiskovati (primer), zasliševati, izpraševati pred sodiščem; soditi, voditi sodni postopek, postaviti pred sodišče ( for zaradi); odločiti, rešiti (spor, vprašanje); (po)skušati (kaj izvesti, doseči); (večinoma try up) (pre)čistiti, rafinirati (kovine, olje itd.), rektificirati (špirit), stopiti (mast, loj itd.); prenapenjati, utrujati (oči), mučiti, preveč zahtevati od, staviti na hudo preizkušnjo; (večinoma try up) tesati, strugati, stružiti, rezljati; intransitive verb poskusiti, napraviti poskus; truditi se ( for za), prizadevati si, mučiti se(at z)

a tried friend — zvest, zanesljiv prijatelj

go and try! — poskusi!

try again! — poskusi še enkrat!

try and repeat! colloquially poskusi ponoviti!

he is a tried hand at it — on je izkušen v tem

I'll try my best ( —ali my hardest) — skušal bom napraviti vse, kar bo v moji moči

to try one's hand at — preizkusiti svojo spretnost v, poskusiti sev

to try a criminal for murder — soditi zločincu zaradi umora

to be tried for one's life — biti sojen (biti pred sodiščem) zaradi zločina, ki se lahko kaznuje s smrtjo

to try a new remedy — preiskusiti novo zdravilo

to try it on s.o. slang skušati koga prelisičiti

to try it on the dog figuratively koga uporabiti za poskusnega kunca; igrati gledališko igro za poskušnjo najprej na deželi

to try the door — skušati odpreti vrata

I was afraid he was going to try s.th. wild — bal sem se, da bo napravil kako neumnost

you are trying my patience — na hudo preskušnjo stavljaš mojo potrpežljivost

the poor light tries my eyes — slaba luč mi utruja oči

to try one's luck with s.o. — poskusiti svojo srečo pri kom

the widow was sorely tried — vdova je mnogo prestala

he tried hard for a job — zelo si je prizadeval, da bi dobil (kako) delo (službo)

I tried for a scholarship — potegoval sem se za štipendijo

try the ice before you skate figuratively premisli, preden kaj storiš!;

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9 reach

[ri: ] 1. verb
1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) dospeti

2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) doseči

3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) seči

4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) stopiti v stik

5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) segati
2. noun
1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) bližina

2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) doseg

3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) predeli

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I [ri:č]
noun

doseg, sežaj, seganje; razsežnost, prostornost, širina, dolžina, daljina; raven, pregleden del reke med dvema zavojema; del prekopa med dvema zatvornicama; proizvodna, ustvarjalna sposobnost, proizvodnost; sfera vpliva; polje, obseg (moči, sposobnosti); nautical dolžina vrvi, s katero je privezan ogel jadra; archaic morski rokav, zaliv

out of reach, beyond reach — nedosegljiv, zunaj dosega; nedoumljiv

a long reach of cultivated land — obsežen kos obdelane zemlje

a reach of woodland — razsežno gozdno področje

to be within (easy) reach — biti dosegljiv, biti blizu, v bližini

is not within my reach — to ni v moji moči, presega moje moči

this is above the reach of human mind — človeški duh ne sega tako visoko

to have a wide reach — daleč segati, se razprostirati
II [ri:č]
1.

transitive verb

iztegniti (forth, out), izprožiti (roko); stegniti, razširiti; podati (komu kaj); postreči (komu s čim); odvzeti ( from komu ali čemu); dospeti kam, priti do, segati do, seči; priti do zaključka, razumeti, doumeti, pogruntati, dojeti; imeti vpliv, vplivati, pustiti vtis (na koga); doseči, zadeti, pogoditi (kaj); doživeti, dočakati (starost, dobo, novo izdajo)

to reach a great age — doživeti visoko starost

to reach a blow — prisoliti (komu) zaušnico

this book reached its 10 —th edition — ta knjiga je doživela 10. izdajo

reach me that book, will you? — podaj mi ono knjigo, prosim!

to reach the ceiling — segati do stropa

the boat reached the shore — čoln je prispel do brega

to reach a conclusion — priti do (nekega) zaključka

the cost reached 1000 dollars — stroški so znesli 1000 dolarjev

he reached down his hat — snel je klobuk s kljuke

to reach forth one's hand — iztegniti (izprožiti, podati) roko

my land reaches the hills — moja zemlja sega do brd

my letter reached him in time — moje pismo mu je pravočasno prišlo v roke

to reach perfection — doseči popolnost

to reach an understanding — doseči sporazum

the water reached my knees — voda mi je segla do kolen;

2.

intransitive verb

seči, poseči (after, at, for po); raztezati se (to k, do), prožiti se; priti (to do), (do)segati; nagniti se ( forward naprej, toward k, proti); figuratively težiti k čemu, iti (at, after za čem), napenjati se; prodreti ( into v), dojeti, doumeti, razumeti

as far as the eye can reach — kakor daleč lahko seže oko

the coat reaches to the knees — plašč sega do kolen

to reach back to the time of Napoleon — segati nazaj v Napoleonove čase

his boots reach up to the knees — škornji mu segajo do kolen

the country reaches from the sea to the mountains — dežela sega, se razprostira od morja do gorá

he reached for a weapon — segel je po orožju

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10 leave

I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) zapustiti, odpotovati

2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) pustiti

3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) pustiti

4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) pustiti

5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) prepustiti

6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) zapustiti

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- leave alone
- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun
1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) dovoljenje

2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) dopust

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- take one's leave of
- take one's leave
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I [li:v]
noun

dovoljenje, privoljenje; dopust; slovo

leave of absence — dopust

to ask s.o. for leave — ali to ask leave of s.o. — prositi koga za dovoljenje

by your leave — z vašim dovoljenjem

leave off — dovoljenje za odsotnost

to get leave off — dobiti dovoljenje za odsotnost

on leave — na dopustu

to go on leave — iti na dopust

leave on pay — plačan dopust

to take leave to say — dovoliti si reči

to take leave of — posloviti se od

to take one's leave — oditi

to take French leave — oditi brez pozdrava

to take leave of one's senses — priti ob pamet

ticket of leave — pogojni dopust (kaznjenca)
II [li:v]
1.

transitive verb

pustiti, zapustiti, prepustiti; opustiti, prenehati; pustiti, na cedilu, iti preko česa; American dovoliti, dopustiti;

2.

intransitive verb

oditi, odpotovati ( for kam)

to be left — ostati

colloquially to get left — ostati na cedilu

to leave in the lurch — pustiti na cedilu

colloquially it leaves me cold ( —ali cool) — ne zanima me, ne vznemirja me

colloquially leave it at that — naj ostane pri tem

to leave things as they are — pustiti stvari kot so, pustiti stvari pri miru

6 from 8 leaves 2 — 8-6 je 2

there is nothing left to us but to go — ne preostane nam drugega kot da gremo

to be left till called for — poštno ležeče

I have nothing left — nič mi ni ostalo

left on hand — preostalo (v zalogi)

it leaves much to be desired — še zdaleč ni dovolj

to leave no stone unturned — obrniti vsak kamen, vsestransko se truditi

to leave s.o. wondering whether — pustiti koga v dvomu o

I leave it to you — to prepuščam tebi

to leave to accident ( —ali chance) — prepustiti naključju

to leave s.o. to himself ( —ali to his own devices) — prepustiti koga samemu sebi

to be well left — dobro dedovati

to leave s.o. in the dark — zamolčati komu kaj, ne povedati komu česa

to leave a place for another — oditi kam od kod

to leave hold of — spustiti kaj

vulgar to leave go of — spustiti kaj iz rok

to leave one's mark (up)on — zapustiti neizbrisen vtis

to leave open — pustiti (vprašanje) odprto

to leave up to — prepustiti

to leave word — sporočiti, pustiti sporočilo

to leave card on s.o. — pustiti vizitko pri kom
III [li:v]
intransitive verb

ozeleneti

English-Slovenian dictionary > leave
11 vote

[vəut] 1. noun
((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) volilna pravica
2. verb
1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) voliti

2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) izglasovati

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- voter
- vote of confidence
- vote of thanks
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I [vóut]
noun

volilni, glasovalni glas; glasovanje; pravica glasovanja; (skupni) glasovi; volilec, -lka, glas; volilni, glasovalni izid; (z glasovanjem) donesen sklep ali odobritev; glasovnica, volilni listek; odobrena vsota, budžet; obsolete zaobljuba, vroča želja, molitev

the vote — volilna, glasovalna pravica

Army vote — izglasovani krediti za vojsko

vote (of credit) — v parlamentu izglasovani krediti

the casting vote — odločujoči glas

floating vote — (negotovi) glasovi nevtralnih poslancev

the Socialist vote — socialistični glasovi

a vote of confidence — glasovanje o zaupnici

women have the vote — ženske imajo volilno pravico

women have been granted the vote — ženskam so dali volilno pravico

to cast vote — glasovati, oddati glas

to count the votes — prešteti (volilne) glasove

to get out the vote — pregovoriti volilce, da glasujejo

to give one's vote to ( —ali for) — oddati svoj glas, glasovati za

the Labour vote will increase at the next election — delavska stranka bo pomnožila svoje glasove na prihodnjih volitvah

to have a vote — imeti pravico do glasovanja

to propose a vote of thanks to the speaker — predlagati poslušalcem, da se s ploskanjem zahvalijo govorniku

to put s.th. to the vote — dati kaj na glasovanje

the Government received a vote of confidence — vlada je dobila zaupnico

to split one's vote — glasovati za dva ali več

to take a vote on a question — glasovati o nekem vprašanju
II [vóut]
transitive verb

(z glasovanjem) izvoliti, izbrati ( into za kaj); izglasovati; (z glasovanjem) odobriti; figuratively smatrati, proglasiti

he was voted into the chair — bil je izvoljen za predsednika

to vote supplies — izglasovati kredite

to vote a sum of money for Education — izglasovati vsoto denarja za vzgojo (šolstvo)

the new teacher was voted a fine fellow — učenci so novega učitelja proglasili za sijajnega dečka; intransitive verb glasovati ( for za, against proti); izglasovati, odobriti, odločiti, predlagati ( that da)

I vote we go home — predlagam, da gremo domov

they voted that the budget be accepted — predlagali so, da se budžet sprejme

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12 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

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13 take

(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) imeti koga za talca

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I [téik]
transitive verb

1.

vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti, military ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

to take advice — vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se

he does not take alcohol — on ne pije (alkohola)

to take one's bearings marine izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figuratively ugotoviti, pri čem smo

take her through this book — predelaj z njo to knjigo

to take the bull by the horns — zgrabiti bika za rogove, figuratively spoprijeti se s kom (čim)

to take breakfast — zajtrkovati

the car cannot take more than five — v avto ne more več kot pet oseb

to take a cup of tea — popiti skodelico čaja

shall we take our coffee in the garden? — bi pili kavo na vrtu?

to take the chair figuratively prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)

to take s.o.'s eye — pritegniti pozornost kake osebe

to take a flat — vzeti (v najem) stanovanje

to take in one's hands — vzeti v roke

to be taken ill — zboleti

to take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej

I took her in a lie — ujel sem jo na laži

to take s.o.'s measurements — vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)

I take the opportunity to tell you... — izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...

to take (holy) orders ecclesiastic biti posvečen, ordiniran

to take a part — prevzeti, igrati vlogo

to take in bad part — zameriti, za zlo vzeti

to take poison — vzeti strup, zastrupiti se

to take precedence over — imeti prednost pred

to take s.o. prisoner ( —ali captive) — military ujeti koga

to take 3000 prisoners military ujeti 3000 sovražnikov

to take a seat — sesti (na stol)

to take s.o. for s.tiv. adjective slang izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga

to take s.o. stealing — zasačiti koga pri tatvini

I take his statement with a grain of salt — njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)

to take by storm ( —ali assault) — zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem

to take a bit between teeth figuratively odpovedati poslušnost

to take s.o.'s temperature — (iz)meriti komu temperaturo

to take by the throat — zgrabiti za vrat

to take a ticket — vzeti, kupiti vozovnico

to take the train (a taxi, a tram) — peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)

to take a thief in the act — zasačiti tatu pri dejanju

to be taken in a trap — ujeti se v past

the town was taken after a short siege — mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju

to take s.o. unawares — presenetiti koga

to take the waters — piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)

to take the trouble of doing s.th. — vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj

to take the veil religion iti v samostan, postati nuna

to take a wife — oženiti se

to take the right way with s.o. — lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način

we must have taken the wrong way — morali smo se zmotiti v poti

to take a poor view ( —ali a dim view) of — ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o;

2.

odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

children were taken from their mothers — materam so odvzeli otroke

take three from ten — odštej tri od deset

he tried to take her handbag from her — skušal ji je iztrgati torbico

take this letter to the post-office — odnesi to pismo na pošto

take your umbrella — vzemi dežnik s seboj

the bus will take you there — avtobus vas bo peljal tja

to take s.o. home — odvesti koga domov

where will this road take us? — kam nas pelje ta pot?

he was taken in the prime of life — umrl je v najboljših letih

he was taken hence — umrl je;

3.

dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

to take cold — dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad

to take a cold — prehladiti se

to take a fever — dobiti mrzlico

to take an infection — okužiti se, inficirati se

to take a game — dobiti igro

to take s.th. as a reward — dobiti kaj kot nagrado

to take the first prize in — dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)

to take a monthly salary — prejemati mesečno plačo

to take a degree at the university — diplomirati na univerzi

to take a newspaper — biti naročen na časopis

to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. — (grdo) izkoristiti kaj

to take s.th. under a will — dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu;

4.

vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

it takes a good actor to play this role — le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo

it takes time and courage — za to je potreben čas in pogum

it took me ( —ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station — potreboval sem ɜ minut, da sem prišel do postaje

it did not take more than 3 minutes — to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute

it would take a strong man to move it — potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil

which size in hats do you take? — katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?

it takes two to make a quarrel — za prepir sta potrebna dva;

5.

občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

to take the consequences — nositi, prevzeti posledice

to take an examination — napraviti izpit

to take a fall adjective slang nositi posledice

to take a loss — (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo

to take offense — biti užaljen, zameriti

to take pains — (po)truditi se

to take pity on s.o. — občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga

to take umbrage — sumničiti, posumiti

to take great pleasure in s.th. — imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem

are we going to take it lying down? — bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?

these troops had taken the brunt of the attack — te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada;

6.

očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

to be taken with (by) — biti očaran od

he takes readers with him — on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce

to take s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, prikupiti se komu

his play did not take — njegova drama ni imela uspeha

they soon took to each other — kmalu sta se vzljubila

what took him most was the sweetness of her voice — kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu;

7.

razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

I take it that... — to razumem tako, da...

shall I take it that... — naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?

then, I take it, you object to his coming — torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel

as I take it — kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)

do not take it ill if I do not go — ne zamerite mi, če ne grem

to take a hint ( —ali cue) — razumeti namig

to take a joke well (ill) — (ne) razumeti šalo

to take seriously — resno vzeti

you may take it from me — lahko mi to verjamete

whom do you take me for? — za koga me (pa) imate?

to take s.o. for a fool — imeti koga za norca

to take s.th. for granted — vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno

I take this to be fun — to smatram za šalo

I take him to be ( —ali for) an honest man — imam ga za poštenjaka

to take as read politics juridically smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)

may I take the minutes as read? — smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?;

8.

zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

to take earth hunting zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figuratively umakniti se, skriti se

to take a header — skočiti (na glavo) v vodo

to take (to) the water — iti v vodo

he took the bush — zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto

they took to the woods — zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove

to take refuge ( —ali shelter) — zateči se ( with k)

to take to the stage — iti h gledališču

take the corner slowly — počasi zavijte okoli vogala

the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease — konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto;

9.

fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

he took me while I was not looking — fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam

he insisted on being taken with his hat on — na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi

to take views — delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati

to have one's photograph taken — dati se fotografirati

to take a photo — fotografirati

she took her mother in her old age — skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti;

10.

intransitive verb

uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv; botany prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se; technical prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi); medicine učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti; photography fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se; colloquially biti prizadet

the book did not take — knjiga ni imela uspeha

the dye takes well on this cloth — barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu

some people take better than others — nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi

he did not take well this time — to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji

to take well — biti fotogeničen

he takes well (badly) — on je (ni) dober na fotografiji

to take sick — zboleti

to take as heir — prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

Posebne zveze:

to take into account ( —ali consideration), to take account for — vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati

to take aim at military meriti, ciljati na

to take the air — iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronautics dvigniti se

to take alarm — vznemiriti se

to take breath — zajeti sapo, oddahniti si

to take the bun ( —ali cake —ali biscuit) — slang figuratively vse prekositi

this takes the cake! slang to je pa že višek!

to take care — biti oprezen, paziti

to take charge of — prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo

to take one's chance — tvegati, upati se

to take s.o. into one's confidence — zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj

to take under consideration — vzeti v pretres, v presojo

to take comfort — potolažiti se

to take a dare — pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti

deuce take it! — vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!

to take effect — učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; juridically stopiti v veljavo

to take exception to ( —ali at, against) — grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke

to take evasive action slang izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)

to take one's ease — udobno se namestiti

to take s.o.'s evidence juridically zaslišati koga

to take one's farewell — vzeti slovo, posloviti se

to take to heart — vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se

to take holiday — vzeti si dopust

to take hold of — prijeti, zgrabiti

to take it into one's head — vbiti si (to) v glavo

to take an interest in — zanimati se za

to take issue with — ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti

to take it (on the chin) slang požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)

take it or leave it! — vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!

to take a journey — potovati, iti na potovanje

to take kindly to s.o. — čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga

to take a leap — poskočiti

to take leave of — vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od

to take liberties — preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen

to take lessons — jemati učne ure (lekcije)

to take one's life in one's hand — tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko

to take the measure of s.o.'s foot — vzeti mero za obutev, figuratively premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe

to take the minutes — pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)

to take no — dobiti odklonitev

to take possession of — vzeti v posest

to take notice colloquially opaziti

to take notice of — vzeti na znanje, upoštevati

to take no notice of — ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati

to take in ( —ali to) pieces — narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)

to take part in — udeležiti se, sodelovati v

to take a ride — pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)

to take a river — iti čez reko

to take rise — izvirati, nasta(ja)ti

to take root — ukoreniniti se

to take shape — dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se

to take the rough with the smooth figuratively vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je

the son took after his father — sin se je vrgel po očetu

to take by surprise — presenetiti

to take short — presenetiti, zalotiti

to take to singing a tune — začeti peti melodijo

to take to bad habits — vdati se slabim navadam

to take to s.th. like ducks to water — takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj

to take to task — poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti

to take the time from s.o. figuratively točno se ravnati po kom

to take one's turn — priti na vrsto

to take turns — menjavati se (za)

to take a turn for the worse — obrniti se na slabše

to take things easy — lagodno delati

take it easy! — ne razburjaj se!

I am not taking any colloquially hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram

to take the water marine izpluti

to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte

to take wine with s.o. — nazdraviti komu

to take upon o.s. an office — prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)

that walk did take it out of us! — ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal

to take one's time — vzeti si čas

to take s.o. at his word — koga za besedo prijeti
II [téik]
noun

vzetje, odvzem; ulov (rib); hunting plen, uplenitev; prejemek, iztržek, izkupiček, inkaso (v gledališču, na koncertu itd.); film, televizija, posnetek scene, scena; British English zakup, zemlja v zakupu; šah odvzem (figure)

a great take of fish — velik ulov rib

he is very proud ot his take — zelo je ponosen na svoj plen, na to, kar je ujel (ulovil)

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14 money

noun

(coins or banknotes used in trading: Have you any money in your purse?; The desire for money is a cause of much unhappiness.) denar

- money-box
- moneylender
- lose/make money
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[mʌni]
noun

denar, plačilno sredstvo; bogastvo, premoženje; plural archaic ali juridically vsote denarja

money of account — denar kot merilo vrednosti, a ne v obtoku (angleška guinea)

money on account — denar v dobrem

money on ( —ali at) call — dnevno plačljiv denar

money on hand — denar pri roki

money due — neplačan (zapadel) denar

ready money — gotovina pri roki

colloquially in the money — pri denarju, bogat

out of money — brez denarja

short of money — na tesnem z denarjem

to get one's money's worth — imeti stroške povrnjene, dobro kupiti

to make money (by) — obogateti, dobro zaslužiti (s, z)

to coin money — hitro obogateti

slang money for jam — lahek zaslužek

to marry money — bogato se poročiti

economy money in cash ( —ali hand) — stanje blagajne

money makes the mare go — denar odpira vsa vrata

not for love or money — na noben način

for one's money — kolikor se koga tiče

made of money — bogat

to pay money down — plačati v gotovini

pin money — postranski zaslužek

to put one's money on — staviti denar na

to raise money — izprositi denar, dobiti denar v gotove svrhe, sposoditi si denar

time is money — čas je zlato

conscience money — denar, vplačan v državno blagajno (zaradi davčne utaje)

to call in money — zahtevati denar nazaj, zahtevati izplačilo

to recall money — odpoklicati kapital

it is not every man's money — ni za vsakega enako vredno

to come into money — priti do denarja, podedovati denar

English-Slovenian dictionary > money
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['witnəs] 1. noun
1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) priča

2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) priča

3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) priča
2. verb
1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) biti priča

2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) overiti

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- witness-box / witness-stand
- bear witness
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I [wítnis]
noun

priča; očividec, gledalec; pričevanje; dokaz, spričevalo, potrdilo; (knjigoveštvo) neobrezana stran

in witness of — v dokaz, kot potrdilo

witness box, American witness stand — klop, prostor za pričo (na sodišču)

eye-witness — očividec

witness for the defence ( American defense) — razbremenilna priča

witness for the prosecution — obremenilna priča

to call s.o. to witness — poklicati koga kot pričo

to bear witness to ( —ali of) — pričati o (čem), potrditi (kaj)

to subpoena a witness — poklicati, pozvati pred sodišče kot pričo

witness my hand and seal — v dokaz moj podpis in pečat
II [wítnis]
transitive verb

(iz)pričati, potrditi, dokazati; overiti (podpis ali s podpisom), podpisati (listino) kot priča; biti priča (očividec), prisostvovati (čemu); videti na lastne oči; intransitive verb pričati (against, for ali to proti, za); biti priča, biti za pričo

to witness heaven! obsolete bog mi je priča!

to witness my poverty! — moja revščina naj mi je priča!

to witness to s.th. figuratively izpričati, potrditi kaj

I witnessed the accident — bil sem priča nezgode

I have witnessed his will — kot priča sem podpisal njegovo oporoko

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16 good

[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.)

2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.)

3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.)

4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.)

5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.)

6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.)

7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.)

8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.)

9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.)

10) (suitable: a good man for the job.)

11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.)

12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?)

13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.)

14) (thorough: a good clean.)

15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.)
2. noun
1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) dobro

2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) dobro
3. interjection
(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) dobro!

- goodness
4. interjection
((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) moj bog!

- goods
- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good
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I [gud]
(comparative better —, superlative best)

adjective

dober; ljubezniv; koristen, zadovoljiv, precejšen, znaten, obilen; zdrav, kreposten; zapeljiv; pravi, veljaven; svež, nepokvarjen; cel

all in good time — vse o pravem času

as good as — skoraj, tako rekoč

colloquially good and — popolnoma

to be as good as one's word — biti mož beseda

good at, a good hand at — spreten, mojster v čem

good cheer — veseljačenje, požreševanje, krokanje, popivanje; pogum

a good deal — precej

in good earnest — čisto resno

be good enough to... — bodi tako dober in...

so far so good — doslej je še vse v redu

to feel good — biti dobre volje

good for — veljaven za

good for nothing — zanič, neraben

good for you — odlično

good form — lepo vedenje

Good Friday — veliki petek

from ( —ali on) good authority — iz dobrega vira

with a good grace — z dobro voljo

good gracious ( —ali heavens) — za božjo voljo!

to hold good — dobro se obnesti, obveljati

good humour — dobra volja

his good lady — njegova žena

good looks — lepa zunanjost

to make good — uspešno izvršiti

the good man of the house — hišni gospodar

to have a good mind to do it — imeti najboljši namen kaj storiti

good people — škrati

as good as a play — zabaven (prizor)

commerce your good self — vaša cenjena firma (v pismih)

good speed! — mnogo sreče!

that's a good'un! — ta je dobra!

to throw good money after bad — razmetavati denar, zapravljati

to do a good turn — izkazati ljubeznivost

good night! — lahko noč!

good Lord! — zaboga!

good for you! — prav imaš

a good turn — usluga

colloquially good and ready — popolnoma pripravljen
II [gud]
noun

dobro, korist, ugodnost; premoženje; plural blago

to come to no good — slabo se končati

for good (and all) — za vedno, za vselej

no good — zanič

to the good — povrh, poleg redne plače

what's the good of it? — kakšen smisel ima?

American dry goods — blago na metre (tekstil, sukanec)

goods and chattels — vse premoženje

goods guard — skladiščnik

American colloquially to deliver the goods — izpolniti obljubo

ill gotten goods — nepošteno pridobljeno imetje

American colloquially the goods — ta pravo

it's no good — nima smisla

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17 light

I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) svetloba

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luč

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogenj

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luč
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetel

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetel
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) razsvetliti

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) prižgati (se)

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lahek

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lahek

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lahek

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lažji

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lahek

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lahkoten

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lahen

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) prhek

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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I [lait]
adjective ( lightly adverb)

lahek; majhne specifične teže, pod predpisano težo; nepomemben, neznaten, lahek (bolezen, kazen, napaka, delo itd.); zabaven, lahek (glasba, knjiga); prhek, rahel (zemlja, sneg, kruh); vitek, nežen, graciozen, okreten, uren; brezskrben, veder (srce); lahkomišljen, lahkoživ, frfrast (ženska); malo otovorjen, neotovorjen; nenaglašen (zlog)

light of belief — lahkoveren

light coin — kovanec z nezadostno količino žlahtne kovine

electrical light current — šibki tok

light of foot ( —ali heel) — lahkonog

light fingers — dolgoprst (tat)

held in light esteem — malo spoštovan

to hold s.th. light — ali to make light of s.th. — ali to set lightstore by — nalahko kaj jemati

with a light heart — z lahkim srcem

figuratively a light hand — obzirnost, takt

light in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljiv

no light matter — to pa ni malenkost

light metals — lahke kovine

light opera — lahka ali komična opera

light traffic — majhen promet

light woman — lahka ženska

light weights — prelahke uteži

the ship returned light — ladja se je vrnila brez tovora

military in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovora
II [lait]
adverb

nalahko, rahlo, lahko

light come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljeno

to get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovan

to travel light — potovati z malo prtljage
III [lait]
adjective

svetel, jasen
IV [lait]
noun

svetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba; nautical svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči); poetically vid, nebesno telo; figuratively luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha; plural spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti; plural slang oči

according to one's lights — po svojih sposobnostih

he appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)

by the light of a candle — pri svetlobi sveče

by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjo

between the lights — v mraku

to bring to light — odkriti, odkopati

to come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkrit

poetically light of one's eyes — vid

figuratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesa

in the light of these facts — vpričo teh dejstev

to give light to — razložiti, razjasniti

to give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigareto

to hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnosti

high lights — najsvetlejši deli slike

the light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)

to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo luč

to put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kaj

I see the light — posvetilo se mi je

to see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevideti

to see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjen

to stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti koga

to stand in one's own light — škodovati samemu sebi

to strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)

he is a shining light — genij je

to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kaj

get out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!

tail-light — rdeča lučka na avtomobilu

light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotja

Ancient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi okna
V [lait]
1.

transitive verb

prižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;

2.

intransitive verb

prižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;
VI [lait]
intransitive verb

izstopiti, iti dol (from, off); pasti (on na); spustiti se (on na); naleteti (on na); American slang navaliti ( into na); American slang izginiti, pobegniti ( out); dogoditi se

a cat always lights on its feet — mačka vedno pade na noge

the bird lighted on a twig — ptič se je spustil na vejico

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18 old

[əuld]
adjective

1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) star

2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) star

3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) star

4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) star

5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) star

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- old age
- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old
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I [óuld]
adjective

star, postaran, starikav; zastarel, oguljen, ponošen; izkušen; slang sijajen, odličen; obledel (barva), moten (barva)

the old — stari ljudje

young aud old — staro in mlado, vsi

as old as Adam ( —ali the hills) — prastar

old bachelor — zakrknjen samec

old boy — stari prijatelj (zlasti v velelniku)

British English slang old bean ( —ali egg, fellow, fruit, thing, top) — "stari"

old bird — star lisjak, premetenec

old man — "stari" (mož, oče, predstojnik, kapitan ladje itd.)

old man of the sea — vsiljivec, podrepnež

colloquially my old man — moj stari, moj mož

to put off the old man — spremeniti način življenja

old woman — "stara" (žena, mati, predstojnica itd.), bojazljivec, nergač

old hand ( —ali stager) — izkušen človek ali delavec

to be an old hand at — biti izkušen v čem

old hat — zastarel

to grow old — starati se

the same old excuse — ista stara pesem

to have a good ( —ali fine, high) old time — odlično se zabavati

an old head on young shoulders — zrela pamet pri mladem človeku

the old country ( —ali home) — stara domovina

old salt, old whale — star, izkušen mornar

of old standing — že dolgo v navadi, že zdavnaj uveden

slang any old thing — karkoli

British English Old Lady of Threadneedle Street — angleška narodna banka

American Old Glory — ameriška zastava

American Old Man River — vzdevek za reko Mississippi

old moon — pojemajoč mesec
II [óuld]
noun

davnina

of old — v davnem času, iz davnine, davno

from old — iz davnine, od nekdaj

times of old — stari časi

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19 power

noun

1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) sposobnost

2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) moč

3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) oblast

4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) pooblastilo

5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) velika živina

6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) sila

7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 2³ is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potenca

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- powered
- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power
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I [páuə]
noun

moč, sila, sposobnost (telesna in duševna); plural zmožnosti, sposobnosti, dar, talent; vlada, oblast, gospostvo ( over nad); vpliv; juridically polnomočje, pooblastilo; politics moč, sila, oblast ( power politics politika sile); država, velesila ( great ŋs velesile); vplivna oseba, vplivno mesto; višja sila, božanstvo, duhovi ( the ŋs above višja sila, bogovi); colloquially množina, sila česa ( a power of people sila ljudi); mathematics potenca ( ɔ to the power of three ɔ na tretjo potenco); physics sila, energija, zmogljivost; electrical (jaki) tok; technical mehanična, gonilna sila ( horse ŋ konjska sila); optics zmogljivost povečanja leče

within (out of) my power — (ni) v moji moči

colloquially more power to you ( —ali to your elbow) ! — srečno!, mnogo uspeha!

to do all in one's power — storiti, kar je komu mogoče

absolute power — neomejena oblast

to be in power — biti na oblasti, biti na krmilu

to be in s.o.'s power — biti v oblasti koga

to come into power — priti na oblast

to have s.o. in one's power — imeti koga v oblasti

to have (no) power over s.o. — (ne) imeti oblast(i) nad kom, (ne) imeti vpliv(a) pri kom

juridically full power, s — polnomočje

juridically power of attorney — pooblastilo, polnomočje

the powers that be — oblast, oblastniki

technical mechanical powers — stroji

power on — z motorjem v teku

power off — v prostem teku (motor)

under one's own power — z lastno silo (tudi figuratively)

the A.B.C. powers — Argentina, Brazilija, Čile
II [páuə]
transitive verb

oskrbeti z mehanično silo, z električno energijo

rocket-powered — na raketni pogon

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20 raise

[reiz] 1. verb
1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) dvigniti

2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) povišati

3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) rediti

4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) vzgojiti

5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) postaviti (vprašanje)

6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) zbrati

7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) povzročiti

8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) dvigniti

9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) postaviti

10) (to give (a shout etc).) zvišati (glas itd.)

11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) vzpostaviti zvezo (z)
2. noun
(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) povišek

- raise someone's hopes
- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits
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I [réiz]
noun

povišanje; povišanje plače (mezde); vložki (pri pokerju), licitiranje (pri bridžu); vzpetina, višina

raise in wages — povišanje mezd, plač
II [réiz]
transitive verb

dvigniti, pokonci postaviti; povišati, zvišati, povečati, izboljšati (plačo, slavo itd.); zgraditi; osnovati, ustanoviti; povzročiti (prepir ipd.), začeti; rediti, gojiti, vzgajati, vzrediti; sejati (žito), saditi, obdelovati (povrtnine); novačiti, zbrati vojsko; zbudit, razvneti za, podpihovati, dvigniti ( against proti); podreti (tabor), kreniti; opustiti, ukiniti blokado, obleganje; klicati (duhove); širiti (vonj); vzeti (posojilo); inkasirati, izterjati (denar, davek); nautical zagledati, opaziti (kopno, zemljo)

with a raised voice — glasno, z jeznim glasom

to raise an army — zbrati vojsko

to raise a building by a storey — dvigniti poslopje za eno nadstropje

this bread is not raised enough — ta kruh ni dovolj vzhajan

to raise Cain (the devil, hell, the mischief) — strašanski hrup (trušč, kraval) dvigniti

to raise cattle — rediti živino

he raised claims to the inheritance — vložil je zahtevo po dediščini

to raise coal from the mine — kopati premog iz rudnika

to raise from the dead — obuditi od mrtvih

to raise dough — pustiti testo vzhajati

to raise a dust (hell) figuratively dvigniti prah

to raise one's eyebrows — predrzno (domišljavo, užaljeno) pogledati, namrščiti obrvi

to raise one's eyes — dvigniti oči (pogled)

to raise s.o.'s fame — povečati slavo kake osebe

to raise funds — zbirati denar, prispevke

to raise one's glass to a guest — napiti, nazdraviti gostu

to raise one's hand — dvigniti roko (na koga), udariti (koga)

to raise one's hat to s.o. — odkriti se komu

his joke raised a laugh — njegova šala je povzročila smeh

to raise a ladder — postaviti lestev

to raise a loan — razpisati, vzeti posojilo

to raise a mine nautical dvigniti mino

to raise money — pobirati, zbirati denar

to raise a monument — postaviti spomenik

to raise to the second power mathematics dvigniti na drugo potenco

to raise prices — dvigniti cene

to raise the roof slang dvigniti do neba segajoč hrup, strašansko razsajati

this remark raised my smile — ta opazka mi je izvabila nasmešek

to raise ship (land) nautical priti na vidik ladje (zemlje)

to raise a spirit — klicati duha

to raise a siege — opustiti obleganje

to raise s.o. out of his sleep — zbuditi koga iz spanja

to raise a stink — napraviti škandal

to raise to the throne — postaviti na prestol

to raise one's voice against — dvigniti svoj glas, protestirati proti

to raise the wind figuratively priskrbeti si nujno potrebni denar (sredstva)

wine raised his spirits — vino ga je ojunačilo

to raise up transitive verb ustvariti, napraviti, poklicati v živijenje, zbuditi

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