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81 respirator
['respə]1) (a sort of mask worn to purify the air breathed in eg by firemen.) plinska maska2) (a piece of apparatus used to help very ill or injured people to breathe.) respirator* * *[réspəreitə]nountechnical respirator; military plinska maska; aparat za umetno dihanje -
82 saw
past tense; see see I* * *I [sɔ:]1.nounžagasinging (musical) saw music pojoča žaga;2.(preterite sawed —, past participle sawed, sawn) transitive verb & intransitive verb (pre-, raz-, se-) žagati; strugati; oblati; premikati sem in tja; (dati) se žagati (o lesu); delati kretnje kot pri žaganju; žagati po godaluto saw a horse's mouth — trzati uzdo zdaj na eno, zdaj na drugo stranto saw planks — žagati, rezati desketo saw wood — žagati les, American slang brezbrižno naprej opravljati, delati svoje delo; slang "žagati", smrčatiII [sɔ:]nounpregovor; izrek, krilaticaIII [sɔ:]preteriteod to see -
83 tang
[tæŋ](a strong or sharp taste, flavour or smell: The air had a salty tang.) oster okus, vonj* * *I [tæə]1.nountechnicaldržajni konec (kraj, prijem, (noža itd.)); oster, neprijeten okus, figuratively priokus, stranski, lahen, neznaten okus, sled (of česa); oster vonjit has a tang of cynism figuratively to ima priokus cinizma;2.transitive verbopremiti s prijemom (orodje, jedilni pribor itd.); dati (čemu) kak priokusII [tæŋ]1.nounvreščeč, predirljiv zvok ali ton; napačen ton;2.transitive verbnapraviti, da nekaj (glasno) zvenito tang bees — s hrupom ustaviti čebelji roj; intransitive verb (glasno in ostro) zveneti; premikati se glasno, hrupnoIII [tæŋ]nounbotany (rjava) morska alga -
84 tarnish
1. verb(to (cause a metal to) become dull and stained: Silver tarnishes easily.) potemneti2. noun(a dull, stained appearance on a metal surface.) potemnelost* * *[tá:niš]1.nounizgubljanje barve (sijaja); potemnelost, motnost (kovin); figuratively madež;2.transitive verbodvzeti barvo (sijaj, lesk); napraviti motno; potemniti; technical matirati; figuratively umazati, omadeževatito tarnish a reputation — omadeževati ugled; intransitive verb postati moten (brez sijaja, leska), potemneti; figuratively oslabeti -
85 WAF
abbreviationAmerican Women in the Air Force -
86 carbon dioxide
(a gas present in the air, breathed out by man and other animals.) ogljikov dvokis -
87 ski jump
1) (a competition between skiers to see who will jump furthest off a steep slope.) smučarski skoki2) (a steep snow-covered slope before a sharp drop, to help skiers leap into the air.) zaletišče -
88 survivor
noun (a person who survives a disaster etc: There were no survivors of the air crash.) preživela oseba -
89 artificial respiration
(the process of forcing air into and out of the lungs eg of a person who has almost drowned.) umetno dihanje -
90 open
['əupən] 1. adjective1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) odprt2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) odprt3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) odprt4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) odkrit5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) odkrit6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) odprt7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) odprt2. verb1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) odpreti2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) začeti•- opener- opening
- openly
- open-air
- open-minded
- open-plan
- be an open secret
- bring something out into the open
- bring out into the open
- in the open
- in the open air
- keep/have an open mind
- open on to
- the open sea
- open to
- open up
- with open arms* * *I [óupən]adjective ( openly adverb)odprt (tudi medicine npr. rana); svoboden, javen, dostopen (to komu; npr. park); odprt (morje); nezavarovan, izpostavljen (motor); nezložen, odprt (časopis); prost, nezaseden (službeno mesto); figuratively dovzeten (to za); figuratively izpostavljen (to čemu); odkrit, neprikrit, očiten (zaničevanje, skrivnost itd.); odkrit, odkritosrčen (značaj, pismo itd.); radodaren, darežljiv; odprt, neodločen, nerešen (vprašanje, borba itd.); figuratively prost, dovoljen (lov, ribolov itd.); prost (čas); vrzelast, škrbast (zobovje); ne gosto naseljen; luknjičav (tkanina, ročno delo); economy odprt, tekoč (račun); grammar odprt (vokal, zlog); nautical ploven, nezaledenel, brez meglewith open arms — z razprostrtimi rokami, z ljubeznijoopen book — odprta knjiga, figuratively odkrit človekjuridically in open court — v javni razpravijuridically open and shut case — nezapleten primereconomy politics the open door — politika svobodne trgovinewith open eyes — zavestno, z odprtimi očmifiguratively to keep one's eyes (ears) open — imeti kaj pred očmi, budno paziti na kajwith open hands — z odprtimi rokami, darežljivoto lay open — razodeti, odkriti, pokazatito lay o.s. open to — izpostavljati se čemuopen ice — led, skozi katerega je še možna plovbato leave o.s. wide open to s.o. — pokazati komu svojo slabo straneconomy open market — svoboden trgmilitary open order — razmaknjena vojaška formacijaAmerican open shop — podjetje, ki ne dela razlik med sindikalisti in nesindikalistiopen town military odprto mesto, American mesto kjer je vse dovoljeno (hazardiranje prostitucija itd.)open time — čas, dovoljen za lovto throw open for — urediti, pripraviti, odpreti komujuridically open verdict — uraden odlok o smrti brez navedbe vzrokaopen water — plovna, nezaledenela vodaII [óupən]nounthe open — odprt prostor, svež zrak; odprto morje; javnostto come into the open (with s.th.) — razkriti se, biti popolnoma odkritosrčen, razglasiti (kaj)in the open — na prostem, na zrakuIII [óupən]1.transitive verbodpreti (tudi economy npr. račun); začeti, odpreti (tržišče, pogajanja itd.); razkriti (čustva, misli); juridically pustiti odprto; nautical zagledati (skrit objekt);2.intransitive verbodpreti se; figuratively razkriti se (to komu); odpirati se v, na; gledati kam, voditi kam (vrata, okno); nautical prikazati se (kopno)to open the ball — začeti prepir, biti spredajto open the eyes of s.o. — odpreti komu očimilitary to open fire — začeti streljatito open one's heart to — odpreti srce, odkriti svoja čustvato open o.s. to s.o. — zaupati (razodeti) se komu -
91 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) veter2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) sapa3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vetrovi2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) ob sapo spraviti3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) pihalen- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) naviti2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) naviti3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) viti se4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) naviti•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *I [wind]nounveter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba; aeronautics smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh; medicine vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona; plural strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak; music singular construction pihala, figuratively prazne besede, čenčebetween wind and water figuratively na občutljivem mestufrom the four winds — z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsodin(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind — proti vetruby the wind nautical s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)like the wind — kot veter, kot strelica, hitrocapful of wind — vetrič, sapica od časa do časapuffed up with wind figuratively napihnjen, nadut, domišljavslant of wind nautical sunek ugodnega vetrato be in the wind figuratively biti v zrakuthere is s.th. in the wind figuratively nekaj je v zrakuto break wind medicine spuščati vetroveto catch wind of s.th. — zavohati kajto cast ( —ali to fling —ali to throw) to the wind — na vse vetrove vreči, figuratively zapravljati, ne se zmeniti zato find out how the wind blows ( —ali lies) — ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figuratively)to get (the) wind of s.th. — zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kajto get the wind up — prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesnetito hit in the wind figuratively zadati udarec v želodecto put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kostito raise the wind slang figuratively dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prahthe wind rises — veter nastane, se dvigneto go to the winds figuratively propastihe preaches to the winds — govori v veter (zaman, stenam)to sail before the wind — pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtuto sail close to the wind figuratively delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figuratively skrajno varčno gospodaritito sail with every shift of wind — jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figuratively obračati svoj plašč po vetruto speak to the winds — govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoritito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjemto be troubled with wind medicine imeti vetroveto whistle down the wind figuratively zaman kaj želetiII [wind]transitive verbizpostaviti vetru, (pre)zračiti; hunting z vohanjem odkriti sled, (za)vohati; zasopiti (konja); izčrpati, ob sapo spraviti; pustiti konju, da se oddahnethey stopped to wind their horses — ustavili so se, da bi konji prišli do sapehe was fairly winded on reaching the top — bil je precéj zasopel, ko je prišel na vrhIII [wáind]nounobrat, vrtljaj, obračanje; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek (ceste itd.); upognjenost (v lesu); navitje (ure); napetje (strune, vzmeti); technical vitelIV [wáind]transitive verb(preterite & past participle wound — ali winded) pihati (v rog, trobento), dajati znake, signale (z rogom, s trobento)V [wáind]1.intransitive verbviti se, ( a road cesta) vijugati se; ovi(ja)ti se, omotavati se; obračati se, vrteti se; splaziti se ( into v); zvi(ja)ti se, skriviti se (les);2.transitive verboviti, zaviti, omotati; sukati, naviti, namota(va)ti ( on a reel na motek, na tuljavo); (za)vrteti (film) (po snemanju); dvigniti (z vitlom)to wind a blanket round o.s. — zaviti se v odejoto wind s.o. in one's arms — objeti kogato wind s.o. round one's littie finger figuratively oviti koga okoli (svojega) mezinca -
92 blow
I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) udarec2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) (hud) udarecII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) pihati2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) odpihniti3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) loputniti (veter)4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) pihati5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) pihati v•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
- blow up* * *I [blou]nounudarec; figuratively nesreča, napadat a ( —ali one, a single) blow — z enim zamahom, naenkratto come to blows, to exchange blows — spopasti, stepsti seto strike a blow for — pomagati komu, boriti se za kogawithout striking a blow — brez težav, brez borbeII [blou]intransitive verbpoetically cveteti, razeveteti se; figuratively razviti seIII [blou]intransitive verbpoetically cvetenje, cvetin full blow — v polnem razcvetu, cvetočIV [blou]nounpihanje; sveži zrak; slang obilna hrana; polaganje (mušjih) jajčecV [blou]1.transitive verbpihati, razpihavati; razstreliti, razstreljevati; slang oslepariti; American slang zapravljati; razmetavati; slang izdati; colloquially poveličevati;2.intransitive verbpihati; doneti; piskati; puhati, sopsti; razpočiti se, eksplodirati; hvaliti seslang I'm blowed! — ali je mogoče!, za nič na svetu!to blow hot and cotd — kolebati, nenehno spreminjati svoje prepričanjeblow it! — presneto, vragahe knows which way the wind blows — ve, kam pes taco molito puff and blow — sopsti, puhati, sopihatinautical slang to blow the gaff — zatožiti, izdati kogato blow the expense — pogostiti koga, plačati račun -
93 fan
I 1. [fæn] noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) pahljača2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilator2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) pahljati (se)2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) razpihovatiII [fæn] noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) oboževalec* * *I [fæn]nounvelnica; pahljača, mahalo; ventilator; geology vršajII [fæn]transitive verb & intransitive verbvejati, pahljati; pihljatifiguratively podpihovati; razprostreti se v obliki pahljače; figuratively to fan the flame — podpihovati, netiti strastiIII [fæn]nounslang navdušenec za določen šport, film itd.; navijač -
94 force
[fo:s] 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) moč2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) sila3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) sila2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) prisiliti2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) prisiliti (se)•- forced- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into force* * *I [fɔ:s]nounmoč, energija; nasilje; trdnost, jakost; uspešnost; učinek, vpliv; veljavnost, pomen; plural čete; vojna sila, vojskain force — veljaven, v veljavito put in force — uveljaviti, uzakonitiII [fɔ:s]transitive verbsiliti, izsiliti, vsiliti, prisiliti; obvladati; predreti, predirati; z naskokom vzeti; vdreti; oskruniti, posiliti; prenapenjati, forsiratito force s.o.'s hand — prisiliti kogato force s.th. on s.o. — vsiliti komu kajto force o.s. upon s.o. — vsiljevati se komuIII [fɔ:s]transitive verb(na)polniti, nadevatiIV [fɔ:s]nounslap -
95 terminal
['tə:minəl] 1. noun1) (a building containing the arrival and departure areas for passengers at an airport or one in the centre of a city or town where passengers can buy tickets for air travel etc and can be transported by bus etc to an airport: an air terminal.) terminal2) (a usually large station at either end of a railway line, or one for long-distance buses: a bus terminal.) končna postaja3) (in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc: the positive/negative terminal.) pol4) (a device linked to a computer by which the computer can be operated.) terminal2. adjective((of an illness etc) in the final stage before death: This ward is for patients with terminal cancer.) v zadnjem stadiju* * *I [tɜ:minəl]adjectivemejen, ki tvori mejo; končen, poslednji, zaključni, skrajni; terminski; četrtleten, trimestralen, semestralen; logic pojmoventerminal station (stop) — zadnja, končna postaja (postajališče)II [tɜ:minəl]nounmeja, konec, kraj, vrh, zaključek; linguistics končni zlog (črka, beseda); technical vijak za stiskanje (zategovanje, zaviranje); politics (v bateriji); American končna železniška postaja; university semestralni izpit -
96 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tenek2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) mršav3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) redek4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) redek5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) prazen2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) razredčiti (se)- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *I [min]1.adjective ( thinly adverb)tanek; vitek, mršav, suh; lahek (obleka); nežen, fin, prozoren (tkanina); droben; redek, pičel; slabo obiskan (gledališka predstava ipd.); slab, lahek (pijača), razredčen, precéj redek, vodén; photography nejasen, brez kontrastov; agronomy reven, nerodoviten (zemlja); ničen, prazen (izgovor); plitev, brez vsebine (knjiga)thin attendance — slab obisk (predstave itd.)thin captain figuratively British English majhen ploščat prepečeneca thin house — slabo zasedena, prazna gledališka hišaon thin ice figuratively na nevarnih tleh, v kočljivem položajuthe thin end of the wedge figuratively prvi začetek, prvi korakthrough thick and thin — skozi ogenj in vodo, čez vse zapreke (težave)that is too thin — slang to je preveč prozorno;2.adverb (le v sestavljenkah) tanko, slabo, redko, neznatnothin-faced — ozkega, mršavega obrazaII [min]transitive verb(s)tanjšati; razredčiti (gozd); figuratively zmanjšati; intransitive verb (s)tanjšati se; razredčiti se, postati pičel (redek); zmanjšati se, oslabeti, upasti, shujšati; figuratively klinasto se stanjšatihis hair is thinning — lasje se mu redčijo; -
97 blast
1. noun1) (a strong, sudden stream (of air): a blast of cold air.) sunek (vetra)2) (a loud sound: a blast on the horn.) odjek3) (an explosion: the blast from a bomb.) eksplozija2. verb1) (to tear (apart etc) by an explosion: The door was blasted off its hinges.) razstreliti2) ((often with out) to come or be sent out, very loudly: Music (was being) blasted out from the radio.) glasno razlegati se•- blasting- blast furnace
- at full blast
- blast off* * *I [bla:st]nounsunek vetra, piš; pok, detonacija; trobljenje; količina razstreliva; razstrelitev; botany rastlinska rja, snet; figuratively pogubato be out of blast — stati, ne delati (plavž)slang to take a blast — kaditi pipoII [bla:st]transitive verbrazstreliti; požgati; uničiti; prekletiblast it! — presneto!blast me (him)! — naj me (ga) vrag vzameto blast off — sprožiti se, odleteti (raketa) -
98 pocket
['pokit] 1. noun1) (a small bag sewn into or on to clothes, for carrying things in: He stood with his hands in his pockets; a coat-pocket; ( also adjective) a pocket-handkerchief, a pocket-knife.) žep2) (a small bag attached to the corners and sides of a billiard-table etc to catch the balls.) luknja (pri biljardu)3) (a small isolated area or group: a pocket of warm air.) otoček4) ((a person's) income or amount of money available for spending: a range of prices to suit every pocket.) žep2. verb1) (to put in a pocket: He pocketed his wallet; He pocketed the red ball.) dati v žep2) (to steal: Be careful he doesn't pocket the silver.) vtakniti v žep•- pocket-book
- pocket-money
- pocket-sized
- pocket-size* * *I [pɔkit]nounžep, vrečka, torbicaBritish English vreča (mera); figuratively denar, denarno sredstvo; mineralogy votlina polna rude; biljardna luknja; military žep kotel, obkoljeno področje; aeronautics air-pocket — zražni žepfiguratively a deep pocket — globok žepto be in pocket — imeti denar, prislužitito be out of pocket — imeti izgubo, biti v denarni stiskifiguratively he will suffer in his pocket — to se mu bo v denarnici poznaloto have s.o. in one's pocket — imeti koga v oblastifiguratively to put one's hand in one's pocket — seči globoko v žepII [pɔkit]transitive verbvtakniti v žep; figuratively prisvojiti si; figuratively pogoltniti (žaljivko), potlačiti (ponos); military obkoliti; spraviti biljardno kroglo v luknjo; American politics uporabiti vetoto pocket one's pride — ponižati se, potlačiti ponos -
99 travel
['trævl] 1. past tense, past participle - travelled; verb1) (to go from place to place; to journey: I travelled to Scotland by train; He has to travel a long way to school.)2) (to move: Light travels in a straight line.)3) (to visit places, especially foreign countries: He has travelled a great deal.)2. noun(the act of travelling: Travel to and from work can be very tiring.) potovanje- travelogue
- travels
- travel agency
- travel bureau
- travel agent
- traveller's cheque* * *I [trævl]nounpotovanje (zlasti daljno ali v zamejstvo); turistični promet; technical tek (stroja), gibanje ali dviganje (bata); plural potovanja, opisi potovanjatravel allowance — potni stroški, dodatek za potovanjeII [trævl]transitive verbpotovati (zlasti daleč, v tujino); voziti se; potovati poslovno; economy potovati kot trgovski potnik; figuratively klatiti se, iti sem in tja; širiti se (o svetlobi); razprostirati se, raztezati se; hitro se gibati, teči, premikati se, drveti; transitive verb prepotovati, prehoditi; economy prepotovati (področje) kot trgovski potnikto travel by boat (air, rail) — potovati z ladjo (letalom, železnico)the crane travels along the rails technical žerjav se premika po tračnicah -
100 tyre
(a thick, rubber, usually air-filled strip around the edge of the wheel of a car, bicycle etc: The tyres of this car don't have enough air in them.) zračnica
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go up in the air — {v. phr.} To become angry; lose one s temper. * /Herb is so irritable these days that he goes up in the air for no reason at all./ … Dictionary of American idioms
go up in the air — {v. phr.} To become angry; lose one s temper. * /Herb is so irritable these days that he goes up in the air for no reason at all./ … Dictionary of American idioms
In the air — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
on the air — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To take the air — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom) — The Chief of the Air Staff s command flag, the Royal Air Force Ensign The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) is the professional head of the Royal Air Force and a member of both the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Air Force Board. The current Chief… … Wikipedia