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to hold one's ground (

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1 hold one's ground

(to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) vztrajati na svojem mestu

English-Slovenian dictionary > hold one's ground
2 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

English-Slovenian dictionary > hold
3 ground

past tense, past participle; = grind

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I [graund]
preterite & past participle

od grind

ground glass — motno steklo
II [graund]
noun

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

above ground — živ

below ground — mrtev, pokopan

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

to cover ground — potovati, opraviti določeno delo

ground clearance — razdalja med šasijo in zemljo

common ground — stična točka

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

to be dashed to the ground — propasti

colloquially down to the ground — popolnoma

to fall to the ground — propasti

on firm ground — na trdnem položaju

figuratively forbidden ground — nedovoljeno področje, prepovedana tema

to gain ground — napredovati, širiti se

to give ground — popustiti

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

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

on the ground of — zaradi

colloquially to run into the ground — pretiravati

ground staff — letališko tehniško osebje

to stand one's ground — vztrajati

to strike to the ground — vreči na tla

to suit one down to the ground — popolnoma se strinjati

to take ground — nasesti

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

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

transitive verb

na tla položiti; osnovati, utemeljiti; podložiti; podbarvati, grundirati; ozemljiti; aeronautics prisiliti, da se spusti; ne dovoliti, da vzleti; marine military prisiliti (ladjo), da nasede;

2.

intransitive verb

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

to ground arms — odložiti orožje

English-Slovenian dictionary > ground
4 keep

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to play for keeps — igrati za dobitek

slang for keeps — za vedno

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

transitive verb

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

2.

intransitive verb

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

to keep an appointment — držati se zmenka

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

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

to keep in bread and water — komaj se preživljati

to keep one's balance — obdržati ravnotežje

to keep the ball rolling — ohraniti kaj v teku

to keep body and soul together — životariti

commerce to keep books — voditi knjige

to keep cool — ostati miren

to keep one's counsel — obdržati kaj zase

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

to keep a close check on — skrbno nadzirati

to keep in countenance — bodriti koga

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

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

to keep s.o. company — delati komu družbo

to keep company with — skupaj hoditi, družiti se z

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

to keep a diary — voditi dnevnik

to keep one's distance — držati se ob strani

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

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

to keep the field — vztrajati, ne se umakniti

to keep one's feet — obdržati se na nogah

to keep a straight face — zadrževati smeh

to keep friends — ostati v prijateljstvu

to keep guard — stražiti

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

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

God keep you! — bog te varuj!

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

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

to keep the game alive — ohraniti v teku

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

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

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

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

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

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

to keep house — vzdrževati družino, gospodinjiti

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

to keep hold of — ne puščati iz rok

to keep in good health — ostati pri dobrem zdravju

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

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

to keep a stiff upper lip — ne izgubiti poguma

to keep the law — držati se zakona

to keep in mind — zapomniti si

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

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

to keep peace between — obdržati mir med

to keep the peace — držati se reda

American to keep plugging along — kar naprej garati

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

to keep the pot boiling — životariti, komaj se prebijati

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

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

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

to keep in good repair — ohraniti v dobrem stanju

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

to keep the stage — obdržati se na odru

to keep straight on — iti naravnost naprej

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

to keep time — držati se takta

to keep good time — biti točen (ura)

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

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

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

to keep in touch with — ostati s kom v stikih

to keep together — biti složen, držati skupaj

to keep one's word — držati besedo

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

to keep the wolf from the door — komaj se preživljati

English-Slovenian dictionary > keep
5 high

1. adjective
1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) visok

2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) visok

3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) visok

4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) visok

5) (noble; good: high ideals.) visok

6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) močan

7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) visok

8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) visok

9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) pokvarjen

10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) visok
2. adverb
(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) visoko

- highly
- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb
(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) izpostaviti

- highly-strung
- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective
((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) visokotehnološki

- high tide
- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time
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I [hái]
adjective

visok, dvignjen; velik, važen; močan, silen; plemenit, odličen, imeniten; obilen (hrana); začinjen, pikanten (meso, divjačina); daljen, star (čas); visok, prediren, rezek (glas); velike vrednosti, visoke cene, drag; skrajen, goreč, vnet ( a high Tory); napet, razburljiv (doživljaj); veder, jasen, vesel (razpoloženje)

colloquially natrkan; slang omamljen (od mamila); American slang high on — nor na kaj

of high birth — plemenitega rodu, visokega rodu

high complexion — zardel obraz

British English higher school certificate — abiturientsko spričevalo

high day — beli dan, prazničen dan

high and dry figuratively osamljen, zapuščen; nautical nasedel, na suhem

to leave s.o. high and dry — pustiti koga na cedilu

in high feather — dobre volje, opit

to fly a high game — visoko letati

in high health — pri odličnem zdravju

with a high hand — samovoljno, ošabno

to carry things off with a high hand — samovoljno, predrzno ravnati

a high kicker — lahkoživka

high latitudes — pokrajine blizu zemeljskih tečajev

high and low — gospoda in raja

land is high — zemlja je draga

colloquially to mount ( —ali ride) the high horse — biti ponosen, biti domišljav

high merit — velika zasluga

high and mighty — nadut, ošaben

high noon — točno opoldne

high praise — velika hvala

high politics — visoka politika

high period — obdobje največje slave (umetnika itd.)

on the high ropes — ohol, poln prezira; besen

high speed — največja hitrost

high society — visoka družba

of high standing — visokega stanu, ugleden

high summer — visoko poletje

high spirit — razigranost, vedrost

in high spirits — razigran, colloquially natrkan, "v rožicah"

high seas — razburkano morje

the high seas — odprto morje

high time — skrajni čas

high wind — močan veter

high words — ostre besede, prepir

a high old time — ali high jinks — imenitna zabava

the Most High — bog

slang how is that for high? — to je pa že malo preveč
II [hái]
adverb

visoko; močno, zelo

to fly high — visoko letati

my heart beats high with — srce mi razbija od

to hold one's head high — glavo visoko nositi

to hunt ( —ali search) high and low for — povsod iskati

to live high — razkošno živeti

to pay high — drago plačati

to play high — igrati za mnogo denarja

to run high — biti razburkan (morje); figuratively biti razburjen, razburiti se
III [hái]
noun

višina; anticiklonsko področje; najvišja karta; technical najvišja prestava (v vozilu); American colloquially gimnazija; American slang omama (od mamila)

on high — zgoraj, visoko gor; v nebesih, v nebesa

from on high — od zgoraj, z nebes

to shift into the high — dati v najvišjo prestavo

English-Slovenian dictionary > high
6 underfoot

adjective

(on the ground under the feet of anyone walking: It is not actually raining just now but it is very wet underfoot.) pod nogami

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[ʌndəfút]
1.

adverb

pod nogami; z nogami na tleh; spodaj; figuratively v oblasti, pod kontrolo; American colloquially prav pred nogami, napoti

it is wet underfoot — mokro je pod nogami

to hold one's anger underfoot — potlačiti svojo jezo;

2.

adjective [ʌndəfut] (ki je) pod nogami; figuratively pohojen, zavržen, poteptan

English-Slovenian dictionary > underfoot
7 pin

[pin] 1. noun
1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) bucika, zaponka

2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) okrasna igla
2. verb
1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) speti

2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) pritisniti

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- pincushion
- pinhole
- pinpoint
- pin-up
- pin down
- pins and needles
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I [pin]
noun

bucika, igla, zaponka; technical količ, klinček, moznik, žebljiček, zatič, zagozda; šilo, osnik, lunek; strelica, kazalec (kompasa), krak (šestila); vijak pri violini; figuratively malenkost, mrvica; kuhinjski valjar; plural colloquially noge; sport kegelj

to be weak on one's pins — imeti šibke noge

not to care a pin — ne jemati v mar, ne upoštevati

there's no pin to choose between them — nobene razlike ni med njima, podobna sta si kot jajce jajcu

to knock s.o. off his pins — podreti koga na tla

in a merry pin — vesel, razpoložen

on a merry pin — okajen, opit

you might have heard a pin fall — lahko bi bil slišal iglo pasti na tla

as neat as a new pin — kakor iz škatlice

pins and needles — mravljinci

on pins and needles — kakor na trnih

colloquially on one's pins — na nogah, čil in zdrav

clothes-pin — kljukica za perilo

drawing-pin — risalni žebljiček

hair-pin — lasna igla

nine pin — kegelj

rolling pin — kuhinjski valjar

safety-pin — varnostna zaponka

tie-pin — kravatna igla
II [pin]
1.

transitive verb

pripeti (to, on na), zapeti, speti (up); pribiti, prebiti (s klinom, žebljičkom itd.); pritisniti, pritiskati ( against ob, to na); pritisniti koga ob zid ( down), obvezati koga k čemu ( down to); vezati, ukleščiti (sovražne sile, šahovske figure; down); natančno določiti, definirati ( down); technical zakliniti, pričvrstiti ( down);

2.

intransitive verb

biti pričvrščen; prilepiti se

to pin the blame on s.o. — pripisati komu krivdo

to pin one's hopes on — graditi na čem, verovati v kaj

to pin one's faith on — neomajno komu zaupati

to pin back s.o.'s ears — nahruliti koga, pretepsti, prekositi, premagati

to pin o.s. to s.o. — prilepiti se komu, živeti na njegov račun

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8 anchor

['æŋkə] 1. noun
1) (something, usually a heavy piece of metal with points which dig into the sea-bed, used to hold a boat in one position.) sidro

2) (something that holds someone or something steady.) (pri)vez
2. verb
(to hold (a boat etc) steady (with an anchor): They have anchored (the boat) near the shore; He used a stone to anchor his papers.) zasidrati; utrditi

- anchorage
- at anchor
* * *
I [aeŋkə]
noun

sidro, maček; technical kotva; figuratively pribežališče, rešitev, nada

at anchor — usidran

bower anchor — sidro na ladijskem kljunu

to back the anchor — zapeti sidro

to bring to an anchor — zasidrati

buoy anchor — polsidro

to cast ( —ali drop) the anchor — zasidrati

to come to anchor — usidrati se

to lie ( —ali ride) at anchor — biti zasidran

to let go the anchor — spustiti sidro

sea ( —ali drift) anchor — plovno sidro

to weigh the anchor — dvigniti sidro
II [aeŋkə]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

zasidrati (se)

to anchor a tent to the ground — pritrditi šotor

to anchor one's hope in ( —ali on) — staviti upanje v koga ali kaj

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9 lose

[lu:z]
past tense, past participle - lost; verb

1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) izgubiti

2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) izgubiti

3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) založiti

4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) izgubiti

5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) zapraviti

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- loser
- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on
* * *
[lu:z]
1.

transitive verb

izgubiti, založiti (kam), zapraviti (čas), zatratiti; rešiti se česa; zgrešiti, izgubiti spred oči; zamuditi (vlak, priliko); zaostajati (ura); izgube stati;

2.

intransitive verb

imeti izgubo (by s, on pri); izgubiti (in; npr. in weight shujšati); izgubiti, biti premagan, podleči (to; npr. to another team)

to lose one's balance — izgubiti ravnotežje

to lose caste — izgubiti družabni položaj

to lose face — izgubiti ugled

to lose ground — umikati se, nazadovati, propadati

figuratively to lose one's head — izgubiti glavo

to lose heart — izgubiti pogum

to lose one's heart to — zaljubiti se

to lose o.s. — ali to lose one's way — zaiti, izgubiti se

to lose o.s. in — zatopiti se v kaj, izgubiti se v čem

American lose out to — izgubiti v korist drugega

to lose one's reason ( —ali mind) — znoreti, pobesneti

American to lose one's shirt vse — izgubiti

to lose sight of — izgubiti spred oči, pozabiti

to lose patience ( —ali one's temper) — izgubiti živce, razjeziti se

to lose the thread — izgubiti nit (predavanja itd.)

to lose track of — izgubiti sled za kom ali čim

this will lose you your position — to te bo stalo položaja, zaradi tega boš izgubil svoj položaj

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10 weigh

[wei] 1. verb
1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) tehtati (se)

2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) tehtati

3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) obremeniti

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- weight
2. verb
1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) obtežiti

2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) obtežiti

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- weightless
- weightlessness
- weighty
- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
- weigh anchor
- weigh in
- weigh out
- weigh up
* * *
I [wéi]
1.

noun

tehtanje;

2.

transitive verb

tehtati ( on a scale na tehtnici); pretehtati, odtehtati, potehtati ( in one's hand v roki); odmerjati, odmeriti; (pre)ceniti, presoditi; razsoditi; upoštevati; dvigniti (sidro); pritisniti ( to the ground k tlom)

to weigh one's words — (pre)tehtati svoje besede; intransitive verb tehtati; težiti, biti težak, imeti težo; figuratively biti tehten, važen, vreden; imeti velik vpliv, biti odločilne važnosti, biti odločilen; pritiskati, tiščati; nautical dvigniti sidro, odpluti, odjadrati; sport tehtati se (boksar itd.)

to weigh heavy — težiti, težko bremeniti

it weighs 2 pounds — to tehta 2 funta
II [wéi]
noun

(= way)

under weigh — na poti, na vožnji

English-Slovenian dictionary > weigh
11 break

[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) razbiti, zlomiti

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomiti

3) (to make or become unusable.) pokvariti (se)

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) odpovedati

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) potolči

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) prekiniti

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) prekiniti

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznaniti

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutirati

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ublažiti

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) izbruhniti
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) premor

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) sprememba

3) (an opening.) odprtina

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) priložnost

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- breakable
3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) lomljivi predmeti

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it
* * *
I [breik]
1.

transitive verb

lomiti, prelomiti, zlomiti, odlomiti; skrhati; raztrgati, pretrgati, odtrgati; poškodovati, (po)kvariti; odpreti, odpečatiti; prestreči, prekiniti; odvaditi; (pre)kršiti; oslabiti, ublažiti; (iz)uriti (konja v ježi); uničiti; obzirno sporočiti; izčrpati; orati, kopati; (iz službe) odpustiti, degradirati;

2.

intransitive verb

zlomiti, skrhati, razbiti, raztrgati se; razpasti, razpadati; počiti, razpočiti se; poslabšati se (vreme); svitati; ločiti se, spremeniti smer; propasti, zbankrotirati; vlomiti

to break asunder — pretrgati, prelomiti

to break an army — razpustiti vojsko

to break s.o.'s back — zlomiti komu vrat, uničiti ga

colloquially to break the back of s.th. — opraviti najtežji del česa

to break the bank — izčrpati banko

to break the — blow prestreči udarec

to break the bounds — prekoračiti mejo

to break bread — jesti

nautical to break bulk — začeti raztovarjati

to break a butterfly on the wheel — zapravljati svojo moč, uporabiti drastična sredstva

to break cover — zapustiti skrivališče, izkobacati se

to break a custom — odvaditi se

the day is breaking — svita se, dani se

to break a drunkard of drinking — odvaditi pijanca piti

to break the engagement — razdreti zaroko

to break even — pokriti stroške, poravnati se

to break faith — prelomiti prisego, izneveriti se

to break a fall — zadržati padec

to break one's fast — nekaj pojesti

to break the flax — treti lan

to break (new) ground — ledino orati, začeti nov obrat

to break hold — iztrgati se

to break the ice — prebiti led

to break lance with — začeti s kom pismeno diskusijo

to break the law — kršiti zakon

to break loose — odtrgati se, zbežati; prekršiti

to break a match — razdreti zaroko

to break the neck of s.th. — izvržiti najtežji del naloge, končati kaj

to break o.s. of a habit — odvaditi se česa

to break the news — povedati novico

to break open — nasilno odpreti

to break a promise — ne izpolniti obljube

to break s.o.'s pride — ponižati koga

to break to pieces — zdrobiti (se); razpasti

to break small — zdrobiti

to break the thread — prekiniti, pretrgati

to break water — priti na površino

who breaks pays — sam pojej, kar si si skuhal

to break wind — prdniti

to break short — dokončati

break your neck! — veliko sreče!
II [breik]
noun

zlom; razpoka; prekinitev, pavza, odmor; jasa; music sprememba glasu, mutiranje; presledek; vdolbina v zidu; pobeg iz ječe; American colloquially slučaj, napaka; figuratively dobra priložnost

the break of day — jutranji svit, zora

without break — nenehno

break in the clouds — žarek upanja
III [breik]
noun

vrsta kočije, s katero se konji navadijo voziti; širok vagon

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