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[not] 1. noun1) (a lump or join made in string, rope etc by twisting the ends together and drawing tight the loops formed: She fastened the string round the parcel, tying it with a knot.) vozel2) (a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk: This wood is full of knots.) grča3) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) gruča4) (a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour).) morski vozel2. verb(to tie in a knot: He knotted the rope around the post.) zavozlati- knotty* * *I [nɔt]nounvozel, pentlja; naramnik, epoleta, kokarda; vez, zveza; gruča, skupina; botany kolence; grča; nautical morski vozel, morska milja (18ɜʌ,20 m); figuratively težava, zapletenost, zamotanost; British English svitek na ramenu nosačato cut the knot — preseči vozel, na kratko rešiti problemto cut the Gordian knot — presekati gordijski vozel, odločno rešiti problemto tie o.s. up in knots — zaplesti se v težaveto tie the knot — oženiti se, omožiti se, poročiti seII [nɔt]1.transitive verbzavozlati; grbančiti (čelo); zaplesti, zamotati;2.intransitive verb (za)vozlati se, zaplesti se, zamotati se -
2 tie
1. present participle - tying; verb1) ((often with to, on etc) to fasten with a string, rope etc: He tied the horse to a tree; The parcel was tied with string; I don't like this job - I hate being tied to a desk.)2) (to fasten by knotting; to make a knot in: He tied his shoelaces.)3) (to be joined by a knot etc: The belt of this dress ties at the front.)4) (to score the same number of points etc (in a game, competition etc): Three people tied for first place.)2. noun1) (a strip of material worn tied round the neck under the collar of a shirt: He wore a shirt and tie.) kravata2) (something that joins: the ties of friendship.) vez3) (an equal score or result (in a game, competition etc); a draw.) neodločena tekma4) (a game or match to be played.) prvenstvena tekma•- tie someone down
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- tie in/up* * *I [tái]nounpentlja, petija, kravata; vezalka; vozel; ženski krznen ovratnik; spona, spojka, skoba; American železniški prag; American čevelj na vezalke; music ligatura; figuratively vez; obveznost, colloquially dolžnost, breme; sport neodločena igra ali tekma, izenačenje; parliament izenačitev, enakost glasovcup ties sport izločilno tekmovanje za pokalII [tái]transitive verbzvezati, zavezati, povezati; zavozlati, narediti vozel; privezati (z vrvico), pričvrstiti (to na); spojiti, združiti; architecture zvezati, spojiti (s skobo); figuratively vezati, omejiti, preprečiti, zadržati; obvezati (koga) za kaj; music vezati, ztivati (note); medicine podvezati (žilo); slang prekositi (koga); sport doseči isto število točk kot nasprotnik, doseči neodločen rezultat (izid), biti enak zto tie s.o.'s hands — zvezati komu roke (tudi figuratively)to tie the knot — narediti vozel, colloquially poročiti seto tie s.o.'s tongue — komu jezik zavezati, utišati koga -
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4 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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