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1 pull the strings
(to be the person who is really, though usually not apparently, controlling the actions of others.) biti siva eminenca -
2 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) vleči2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) vleči3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) veslati4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) potegniti (proti)2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) poteg2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) privlačnost3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) vpliv•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg* * *I [pul]nounpotegljaj, poteg, vlečenje, vlek; technical vlečna sila; privlačnost, sila privlačnosti; požirek, dušek; ročaj, držaj (zvonca); veslanje, zavesljaj; sport (golf, kriket) udarec, zamah (poševno, zlasti na levo); zadrževanje (konja z vajetmi); utrjujajoč vzpon, velik napor ( long ŋ); prednost (of, on, over pred); slang vpliv, zveze, protekcija ( with); printing (poskusni) odtisthe long pull — presežek, dodatek k plačia heavy pull on s.o.'s purse — draga stvarto have the pull of s.o. — imeti prednost pred komto have a pull with s.o. — imeti vpliv na koga, imeti protekcijo pri komprinting to take a pull — napraviti odtisto give a pull at — povleči, potegniti kajII [pul]1.transitive verbvleči, povleči, potegniti; puliti, izpuliti (zob, rastlino), izvleči, privleči; trgati (jabolka cvetice); skubsti, skubiti, oskubsti (perjad, lan), populiti (dlako iz usnja); zagotoviti si, privleči (stranke, podporo); (golf, kriket) udariti žogo postrani na levo; namerno zadržati dirkalnega konja; veslati, imeti vesla; printing napraviti odtis, odtisniti; American slang potegniti (revolver, nož); slang izpeljati (delo); American slang proglasiti stavko, pozvati (podjetje) k stavki; slang zapreti, napraviti racijo (v igralnici);2.intransitive verbvleči, puliti (at); vleči (pipo; at); povleči, piti (at iz); vleči se, riniti se naprej; slang privlačiti (reklama)a case of pull devil, pull baker — povleci, potegni; kdo je močnejšito pull faces ( —ali a face) — pačiti se, kremžiti seto pull a long face — nakremžiti obraz, narediti kisel obrazto pull a fast one — preslepiti, ukanitito pull s.o.'s leg — potegniti koga, norčevati se iz kogato pull a thing on s.o. — ogoljufati, prevaritito pull it — odnesti pete, pobegnitito pull to pieces — raztrgati, figuratively ostro kritiziratito pull one's punches figuratively krotiti se; (boks) zadržano udaritito pull one's rank on s.o. — pokazati, da si višji po činuto pull the strings ( —ali wires) — neopazno voditi, vplivati na kogato pull one's weight — potruditi se pri delu, krepko veslatito pull the wool over s.o.'s eyes — preslepiti koga -
3 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) vrvica2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) vlakno3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) struna4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) vrsta2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) nanizati2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) napeti3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) odstraniti nitke4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) obesiti•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
- stringency* * *I [striŋ]1.nounvrvica, vezalka, trak, nit, žica; music struna, žica; tetiva (pri loku); botany vlakno, nit (stroka); niz (biserov itd.) (tudi figuratively); garnitura; serija; dolga vrsta; truma (živali); (večinoma plural) American colloquially pogoj, težava, tajna klavzula; American slang bahanje, (pretirana) lažna zgodbathe strings plural music godalaa string of lies — vrsta, niz lažiheart-strings plural figuratively najgloblja, najnežnejša čustva, srcéto be a second string — spadati k drugi garnituri, biti drugovrsten, figuratively igrati drugo violinoto harp on one (on the same) string figuratively neprestano govoriti o isti stvari, vedno isto góstito have s.o. on a string — imeti koga na vrvicihe has all the world in a string figuratively vse mu gre po željito have s.o. on the string figuratively pustiti koga v negotovostito have (to lead) s.th. in (by) a string — brzdati, obvladati, biti gospodar (česa)to keep s.o. on a string figuratively držati koga dolgo časa v negotovostito hold all the strings — držati vse niti v rokah, upravljati, voditi (kaj)to have a string (attached) to it — biti oviran, ne iti gladkoto pull (the) strings — premikati lutke (v lutkovnem gledališču); figuratively biti neviden, a glavni vodjato touch a string — udariti na struno, figuratively zadeti v živec, na občutljivo mesto (čustva itd.)to touch the strings — gosti (na godalo);2.adjectivegodalenII [striŋ]1.transitive verbopremiti s strunami (violino itd.) ali z žicami; opremiti (lok) s tetivo; nategniti, napeti (vrvico, tetivo itd.); zadrgniti, zavezati; privezati z vrvico; odstraniti nitke (pri fižolu); poetically uglasiti (violino itd.); razširiti, nategniti, figuratively napeti (živce, moči itd.); (na)nizati (bisere), obesiti ( across prek); figuratively povezati; American slang za nos koga voditi, norčevati se iz;2.intransitive verbpostati vlaknat; razvleči se (lepilo itd.); tvoriti vrsto ali verigostringed instruments music godala, godalni instrumentistrung up — napet, živčen, razburjen, razburljivto string along with American colloquially pridružiti se (komu), iti s kom, plesati, kot (nekdo) žvižgato string out — napeti, nategnitito string up — napeti (živce itd.); pripravljati (koga) na kaj, spodbujati; colloquially obesitito string o.s. up for a deed — opogumiti se za neko dejanjeto be strung up — biti v stiski, v zagati, v težavah -
4 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) izpuliti; povleči2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) skubsti3) (to pick (flowers etc).) trgati4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) puliti5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) prebirati strune2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) pogum- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
- energy* * *I [plʌk]nounpoteg, trzaj, trzanje; skubljenje; drobovje, notranji organi (hrana); srčnost, hrabrost, pogum; British English padec pri izpituII [plʌk]1.transitive verbtrgati, odtrgati (sadje, cvetje); puliti, izpuliti (perje, lase, plevel); skubsti, oskubiti (perutnino); potegniti, vleči (za roko); music prebirati strune; colloquially oskubsti koga, nasankati koga; slang vreči pri izpitu;2.intransitive verbpuliti, vleči (at za); loviti, grabiti po čemslang to be plucked — pasti pri izpitu -
5 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) prikloniti se2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) ukloniti se2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) poklon- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) lok2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) godalni lok3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) vozel2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) premec* * *I [bou]nounlok; music godalni lok, godalo; mavrica; pentlja, obroček; roč, držaj; plural okvir za naočnike; vulgar trebuh, vampto draw ( —ali pull, shoot with) the long bow — pretiravati, širokoustiti seto draw a bow at a venture — streljati ali kaj reči na slepo srečo, tja v tri dnibows under — premagan, ki težko napredujeslang bow window — velik trebuh, vampII [bou]transitive verbmusic gosti; usločitiIII [bau]nounpoklon, klanjanje; spoštovanjeto make one's bow — umakniti se, oditi, posloviti seIV [bau]intransitive verb & transitive verbpripogniti, pripogibati se; (to, before) pokloniti, klanjati se, spokoriti, ukloniti se; v sobo (ali iz sobe) koga peljati, vljudno odslovitito bow and scrape — ponižati se, biti pretirano vljudenV [bau]nounnautical ladijski nos, kljun, krn, premec; veslač, ki sedi najbliže premcu
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