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1 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obrniti2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrniti se3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zaviti4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) usmeriti5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zaviti okoli6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) spremeniti7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) postati2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrat2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) navoj3) ((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, odcep4) (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 za5) (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•- 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* * *I [tə:n]nounvrtljaj, 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 čiščaturn (and turn) about — izmenoma, menjaje seat every turn — pri vsakem koraku, ob vsaki priliki, neprestano, ob vsakem časuby turns, in turns — izmenoma, zaporedoma; v turnusu, eno za drugimevery one in his turn! — vsakdo (vsi) po vrsti!in the turn of a hand — v hipu, kot bi trenilout of one's turn — zunaj, mimo svoje vrste; ne na mestua turn of fortune (of Fortune's wheel) — preobrat, preokret sreče, usodeturn of life medicine klimakterijthe turn of the tide — oseka, figuratively sprememba položaja, preobratto be on the turn — biti na preokretnici, prelomniciwhose turn is it? — kdo je na vrsti?to do s.o. a good (bad) turn — napraviti komu dobro (slabo) uslugohe did me an ill turn — škodoval mi je, eno mi je zagodelone good turn deserves another — roka roko umiva, usluga za uslugoto (a)wait one's turn — čakati, da pridemo na vrstoto give s.o. a turn — prestrašiti kogaleft (right) turn! British English military na levo (desno)!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 ukvarjatito take the good (bad) turn, to take a turn for the good (bad) — obrniti se na boljše (slabše)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, militaryobkoliti; 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;2.intransitive verbvrteti 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 napadto turn the ( —ali one's) back (up)on — hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč odto turn bankrupt — priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na bobenhe turned many books in his life figuratively mnogo je prebral v svojem življenjuto turn s.o.'s brain — znoriti kogato turn bridle — obrniti se, začeti se umikatito turn bear (bull) economy špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzito turn into cash — spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčitito turn the cat in the pan figuratively stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spravitito turn the cheek figuratively obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miruto turn one's coat figuratively obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)he turned his coat — izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnikto turn the corner figuratively srečno prebroditi krizoto turn a difficulty — izogniti se težavi, obiti težavoto turn a deaf ear — narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišatito turn the edge of a remark — napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazkoto turn king's ( American state's) evidence juridically postati glavna obremenilna pričahe is just turning 50 — pravkar je prekoračil 50. letoto turn one's face to the wall — obrniti obraz proti steni, figuratively biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umretito turn s.o.'s tiank figuratively prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debatito turn one's hand to s.th. — lotiti se, oprijeti se česashe can turn her hand to anything — ona je zelo spretna, praktičnanot to turn a hand to help s.o. — s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagalito turn one's head — obrniti glavo, pogledati nazajto turn s.o.'s head — zmešati komu glavoto turn headsprings sport delati (vrteti) kolesato turn head over heels — prekucniti se, prekopicniti seto turn s.o.'s heart figuratively pregovoriti kogato turn s.th. inside out — obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kajto turn to the left — obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levoto turn loose — odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; American streljati, ustrelitito turn s.o. mad — napraviti koga blaznegayou will turn me mad — zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vasto turn s.th. in one's mind — premišljevati kajto turn s.th. to one's profit — obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kajto turn s.o. to religion — spreobrniti koga (k veri)to turn the scale — nagniti tehtnico, figuratively odločifi (kaj)to turn s.o. sick — povzročiti komu slabostshe turned sick — slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela jeto turn a somersault — napraviti prekuc, saltomy stomach turns (at) — želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mito turn the tables (up)on s.o. figuratively obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položajto turn tail — obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežatithe tide has turned — nastopila je oseka, figuratively sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)to turn one's thumb down figuratively odkloniti, ne hotetito turn turtle nautical slang prevrniti seto turn upon s.th. — biti odvisen od česaI 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 naredimthe wind has turned — zapihal je drug veter (tudi figuratively)even a worm will turn — figuratively tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden -
2 turn the corner
1) (to go round a corner.) zaviti2) (to get past a difficulty or danger: He was very ill but he's turned the corner now.) premagati težave -
3 plough
1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) plug2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) orati2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) prebijati se3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) zaleteti se* * *I [pláu]nounBritish English plug, oranica; obrezilnik (knjigoveznittvo)electrical tokovni odjemalnik; British English zavrnitev kandidata pri izpitu; astronomy the Plough — Veliki vozfiguratively to put one's hand to the plough — lotiti se česacolloquially to take a plough — pasti pri izpituII [pláu]1.transitive verb British Englishorati, preorati; plužiti, brazditi; figuratively utirati pot; nautical brazditi, sekati valove (ladja); slang vreči pri izpitu;2.intransitive verborati, plužiti, brazdati; truditi se, mučiti se, prebijati se; slang pasti pri izpituto plough ahead — neutrudno delati naprej, počasi napredovatito plough back — obogatiti zemljo (s travo, deteljo), figuratively ponovno vložiti dobiček v podjetjeto plough out — izkopati, preoratito plough under — podorati, spodkopatito plough through — prebijati se skozi, prebiti se -
4 stiff
[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) tog2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) trd3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) gost4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) težaven5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) močan6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) zadržan•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff* * *I [stif]adjective ( stiffly adverb)tog, neupogljiv, negibek, trd, okorel; žilav; gost; nepopustljiv, strog, trmast, odločen, zakrknjen; nadut, ohol, formalen; prisiljen; zadržan, odljuden; močan (pijača, veter); težaven, naporen; ki se s težavo giblje ali premika, se zatika, nenamazan, nenaoljen; economy stalen, stabilen, visok, pretiran (cena)stiff neck — trd vrat (od prepiha itd.)a stiff reception — tog, prisiljen sprejemstiff ship — ladja, ki se ne nagne v stran pod pritiskom vetra v jadriha stiff un — postaran športnik, slang mrličto keep a stiff upper-lip figuratively ne popustiti, zobe stisniti, pokazati trdnost značajaII [stif]nounslang mrlič, truplo; toga oseba; papirnati denar, menica; American človek, ki se ne more ničesar naučiti; konj, ki zanesljivo ne bo zmagal na dirkibig stiff — tepec, bedak -
5 worm
[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) črv2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) zriniti se2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) izvleči* * *I [wə:m]nounzoology črv, črv deževnik, glista, technical orodje spiralne oblike, vzvoj na vijaku, cevasta naprava za kondenziranje, za hlajenje, kita (vez) pod pasjim jezikom; figuratively podel, potuhnjen človek (kreatura); figuratively notranja muka, trpljenje, glodajoča žalost, skrb; plural medicine gliste, glistavostworm of conscience — grizenje vesti; pekoča vestfood for worms — hrana za črve, mrlič, mrtveca worm will turn figuratively še taka potrpežljivost ima svoje mejeII [wə:m]transitive verbosvoboditi, očistiti črvov (žival, rastlino); figuratively premikati, obračati v vijugah; nautical spiralno omotati vrv sidra; figuratively izvleči, izvabiti; prerezati kito (vez) pod pasjim jezikomto worm o.s. — plaziti se kot črvto worm one's way ( —ali o.s.) into s.o.'s confidence — vriniti se, vtihotapiti se v zaupanje kake osebehe wormed his way through the thicket — kradoma se je splazil skozi goščavo; intransitive verb iskati črve; vijugati se, viti se, vijugasto se plaziti; zvleči se (v), skrivaj se premikati
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