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1 contest
['kontest](a struggle, competition etc to gain an advantage or victory: a sporting contest.) tekmovanje* * *I [kɔntest]noun(over, about o) prepir, prerekanje, spor; ( for za) tekma, boj, borba; spodbijanjeII [kəntést]transitive verb & intransitive verb(with, for) prepirati se, spodbijati; boriti se, tekmovati, kosati se; kandidiraticontested election — volitve, pri katerih nastopa več kandidatov; American volitve, katerih pravilnost spodbijajo -
2 challenge
[' ælin‹] 1. verb1) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) izzvati2) (to question (someone's authority or right, the truth of a statement etc).) podvomiti (o čem)2. noun1) (an invitation to a contest: He accepted his brother's challenge to a fight.) izziv2) (the act of questioning someone's right, a statement etc.) kritika; spodbijanje•- challenging* * *I [čaelindž]transitive verbpozivati, izzivati, kljubovati, oporekati, izpodbijati; (po)dvomiti; kritizirati; juridically odkloniti (porotnika); zahtevati geslo (straža); zalajati (lovski pes, ko izvoha plen)II [čaelindž]nounpoziv; izzivanje, kljubovanje, izpodbijanje, kritika; grožnja; tehničen problem -
3 jury
['‹uəri]plural - juries; noun1) (a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty: The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.) porota2) (a group of judges for a competition, contest etc: The jury recorded their votes for the song contest.) žirija•- juror- juryman* * *I [džúəri]nounjuridically porota; žirija; sport sodnikigrand jury — velika porota (12 do 23 porotnikov), preiskovalno sodiščecoroner's jury — porota, ki odloča o načinu smrtiII [džúəri]adjectivenautical začasen, nadomesten, pomožen, zasilen -
4 win
[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) zmagati2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) dobiti3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) pridobiti2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) zmaga- winner- winning
- winning-post
- win over
- win the day
- win through* * *I [win]nouncolloquially dobivanje; dobljena igra; dobiček; uspeh, zmagaII [win]transitive verbdobiti ( from od), pridobiti, doseči; zaslužiti, dobiti pri kartanju, v igri; military osvojiti, priti (do cilja); pregovoriti, premamiti; intransitive verb zmagati, biti zmagovalec, imeti uspeh, priti do ciljato win one's blue — dobiti pravico za nošenje modre oznake (Oɔfordske ali Cambridgeske univerze) po nastopih na dirkah, tekmahto win s.o. to consent — pregovoriti koga k privolitvito win fame (fortune, a victory) — doseči slavo (bogastvo, zmago)to win home — priti, dospeti domovto win £ 3 off s.o. — dobiti ʌ funte od koga v igrito win to the shore — doseči obalo, priti do obale, bregato win one's spurs figuratively postati vitezto win the toss — dobiti pri igri za denar, pri kartanju za denarto win one's way — priti do, doseči; napraviti svojo pot, prispeti; prodreti, uspetito win a wife — dobiti si, najti ženo (za zakon)III [win]Scottish dialectal transitive verb sušiti (seno) na zraku; plati (žito) -
5 arena
[ə'ri:nə](any place for a public show contest etc: a sports arena.) arena* * *[ərí:nə]nounarena; figuratively pozorišče, torišče -
6 beauty
['bju:ti]plural - beauties; noun1) (a quality very pleasing to the eye, ear etc: Her beauty is undeniable.) lepota2) (a woman or girl having such a quality: She was a great beauty in her youth.) lepotica3) (something or someone remarkable: His new car is a beauty!) čudo•- beautifully
- beautify
- beauty queen
- beauty salon
- beauty spot* * *[bjú:ti]nounlepota, krasota; lepotica; mik, dražest; ironically lepotec -
7 bout
1) (a period (of): a bout of coughing.) napad2) (a (usually boxing) contest: a bout of fifteen five-minute rounds.) dvoboj* * *[baut]noundoba; trajanje; izmeničnost; napadto have a bout at s.th. — poskusiti kaj -
8 championship
1) (a contest held to decide who is the champion: The tennis championship will be decided this afternoon.) prvenstvo2) (the act of defending or supporting: his championship of civil rights.) zavzemanje* * *[čaempjənšip]nounprvenstvo, mojstrstvo -
9 close
I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) blizu2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) tesno2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) bližnji, zaupen2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) tesen3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) natančen4) (tight: a close fit.) tesen5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) zatohel6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skop7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) zaprt, molčeč•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) zapreti (se)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) končati (se)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) skleniti2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) konec- close up* * *I [klous]adjective ( closely adverb)zaprt, zaklenjen; stisnjen, tesen, gost; figuratively jedrnat; soparen, zadušljiv, zatohel; molčeč, vase zaprt; blizek; pazljiv, natančen; skoraj enak; vztrajen, marljiv; zaupen; skop, varčen; skrit; logičen; neodločen (boj)close combat — bitka iz bližine, boj moža proti možucolloquially close customer — molčeč človekcolloquially close thing — pičla zmagato keep s.th. close — zase kaj obdržati, ne izdatiII [klous]adverbblizu, pičloclose at hand, close by — čisto blizuclose on — skoraj, domala; kmalu natoto follow close upon s.o. — biti komu za petamito sail close to the wind — jadrati tesno ob vetru; figuratively biti komaj še v mejah zakonaIII [klous]nounograjen prostor, ograda; plot; šolsko dvorišče, igrišče; področje stolne cerkve; Scottish prehod skozi hišo, uličicaIV [klouz]nounzaključek, konecto bring to a close — končati, zaključitiV [klouz]1.transitive verbzapreti; končati, zaključiti, likvidirati; ustaviti se (ob drugi ladji);2.intransitive verbzapreti se; prenehati; (to) bližati se, zaceliti seto close one's eyes to s.th. — zapirati oči pred čimto close s.o.'s eye — suniti koga v okoto close the door on s.th. — narediti konec razpravljanju o čem -
10 coach
[kəu ] 1. noun1) (a railway carriage: The last two coaches of the train were derailed.) vagon2) (a bus for tourists etc.) turistični avtobus3) (a trainer in athletics, sport etc: the tennis coach.) trener4) (a private teacher: They employed a coach to help their son with his mathematics.) inštruktor5) (a four-wheeled horsedrawn vehicle.) kočija2. verb(to prepare (a person) for an examination, contest etc: He coached his friend for the Latin exam.) inštruirati, trenirati- coachman* * *I [kouč]nounkočija, avtobus; American potniški vagon drugega razreda; poštna kočija; soba na krmi bojne ladje; colloquially inštruktor, trenerto drive a coach and four through — dokončno se prepričati, spregledati kaj; izmuzniti se; izigravati zakonII [kouč]1.intransitive verbkočijažiti; peljati se v kočiji; dobivati inštrukcije;2.transitive verbpeljati koga s kočijo; colloquially inštruirati, trenirati -
11 compete
[kəm'pi:t](to try to beat others in a contest, fight etc: We are competing against them in the next round; Are you competing with her for the job?) tekmovati- competitive
- competitor* * *[kəmpí:t] -
12 competition
[kompə'tiʃən]1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) tekmovanje, rivalstvo2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) konkurenca3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) tekma* * *[kɔmpitíšən]noun(for; with) tekmovanje, tekma; konkurenca; natečajcut-throat competition — surova, huda tekma, tekma na življenje in smrtto be in competition with s.o. — tekmovati s komunfair competition — nelojalna, nepoštena tekma, konkurenca -
13 contestant
noun (a person who takes part in a contest: He is the youngest contestant in the swimming competition.) tekmovalec* * *[kəntéstənt]nounborec, -rka, bojevnik, -nica, tekmovalec, -lka, tekmec, -mica; prepirljivec, -vka -
14 decisive
1) (final; putting an end to a contest, dispute etc: The battle was decisive.) odločilen2) (showing decision and firmness: He's very decisive.) odločen•- decisively* * *[disáisiv]adjective ( decisively adverb)odločilen, prepričevalen, dokončen; odločento be decisive of — odločiti nekaj; odkloniti -
15 duel
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16 high jump
(a sports contest in which people jump over a bar which is raised until no-one can jump over it.) skok v višino* * *[háidžʌmp]nounsport skok v višino -
17 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) soditi2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) ocenjevati3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) presoditi4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) obsojati2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) sodnik2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) razsodnik3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) dober poznavalec•- judgement- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement* * *I [džʌdž]nounjuridically sodnikfiguratively razsodnik; izvedenec, strokovnjak, dober poznavalec česa (of); military judge advocate — sodnik pri naglem sodiščuas God's my judge! — pri bogu!II [džʌdž]1.transitive verbsoditi, razsoditi, presoditi, odločiti (s.th. kaj, that da); sklepati (by po), preceniti;2.intransitive verbrazsoditi, izreči sodbo; ustvariti si sodbo (of o, by, from po); domnevati, soditi, mislitijudge for yourself! — sam presodi!I judge that — sodim, da; domnevam -
18 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) noga2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) hlačnica3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) noga4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapa•- - legged- pull someone's leg* * *I [leg]nounnoga, bedro, stegno; krača, bočnik; etapa (pri potovanju, letenju); hlačnica, nogavica, golenica (škornja); noga stola, mize; nautical ena smer pri cikcak vožnji; stranica trikotnika, tangenta, krak šestila; sport stran igrišča desno od metalca (kriket)to be all legs — nogat, dolgonogto be on one's last legs — biti z eno nogo v grobu, biti na koncu svojih močithe boot is on the other leg — resnica je čisto drugačna, razmere so se spremenileto fall on one's legs — postaviti se na noge, končno uspeti, imeti srečoto get upon one's legs — razjeziti se, planiti kviškuto get on one's hind legs — postaviti se po robu, pripraviti se k obrambito give s.o. a leg up — pomagati komu naprejnot to have a leg to stand on — ne imeti se na kaj opreti, ne imeti opravičilato have good sea legs — ne dobiti morske bolezni, biti pravi mornarleg and leg — enako stanje v igri, enako število točkon one's (hind) legs — na nogah, pri dobrem zdravjuto pull s.o.'s leg — imeti koga za norca, šaliti se s komto run s.o. off his legs — nalagati komu prevež dela, obremeniti koga z delomto set s.o. on his legs — pomagati komu na nogearchaic to make a leg — prikloniti seto shake a leg — British English colloquially plesati, American slang pohiteti, podvizati seto stand on one's own legs — biti samostojen, postaviti se na lastne nogeto walk s.o. off his legs — utruditi koga s hojoblack-leg — slepar, stavkokazII [leg]intransitive verb colloquially to leg it — (hitro) hoditi, teči, pobegniti -
19 match
[mæ ] I noun(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) vžigalica- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) tekma2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) ki se ujema z3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) enak4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) partija2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) ujemati se2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) zoperstaviti•- matched- matchless
- matchmaker* * *I [mæč]nounvžigalica; lunta, vžigalna vrvcaII [mæč]nounenak ali enakovreden človek (stvar); economy ista kvaliteta; ženitev, možitev, zakon, (dobra) partija; sport igra, tekmato be (more than) a match for s.o. — biti komu koshis match — njemu enakovreden, njegova ženaIII [mæč]1.transitive verb(primerno) omožiti, oženiti, poročiti (to, with s, z); pariti (živali); primerjati ( with s, z); izigrati koga ( against proti); prilagoditi (to, with s, z); ustrezati, ujemati se (barve); najti, nabaviti kaj ustreznega; American kockati, metati kovance vzrak;2.intransitive verb archaicporočiti se; biti enak, biti kos, ujemati se ( with), biti primeren (to čemu)can you match this silk for me? — mi lahko najdete kaj ustreznega k tej svili?to be matched — biti komu enakovreden; biti komu (čemu) enak, (kos), izenačiti senot to be matched — biti nedosegljiv, ne moči se primerjatieconomy matched order — naročilo za prodajo ali nakup istega števila akcij ali blaga po isti ceni (borza) -
20 one-sided
1) (with one person or side having a great advantage over the other: a one-sided contest.) enostranski2) (representing only one aspect of a subject: a one-sided discussion.) enostranski* * *[wʌnsáidid]adjective ( one-sidedly adverb)enostranski, pristranski; nesimetričen, neenak
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