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1 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kratek2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) majhen3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kratek4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) premajhen5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ne imeti dovolj6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) drobljiv2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nenadoma2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) prekratek•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) izbrati- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *I [šc:t]adjectivekratek, majhen; nizek; prosody nenaglašen; figuratively nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen; figuratively nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hudat short range — od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)little short of 5 dollars — ne polnih ɜ dolarjev, skoraj ɜ dolarjevnothing short of — nič manj kot, skoraja short 10 miles — komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 miljshort bill (paper) loan — kratkoročna menica, posojiloshort of breath — zasopel, nadušljivshort circuit electrical kratek stikshort and sweet — kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)short temper — razvnemljivost, nagla jezashort ton — mera za težo (907,20 kg)to be short with s.o. — biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s komto cut (to make) a long story short — na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratkato come (to fall) short of — ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočaratiI am short of money — zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denarto make short shrift of figuratively napraviti kratek proces zto give short weight — dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri težito take short views — videti le sedanjost, ne videti dalečto be of short breath — biti ob sapo, biti nadušljivII [šɔ:t]adverbna kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno; economy brez kritjashort of — razen, z izjemo; skorajto cut s.o. short — prekiniti koga (v govoru)cut it short! — povej na kratko!to sell short — pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisseto take s.o. up short — prekiniti kogaIII [šɔ:t]nounkratek (dokumentaren, risan itd.) film; kratek zlog (samoglasnik), kratka oblika; znak za kračino samoglasnika (a); economy deficit, primanjkljaj, manko; electrical kratek stik; plural kratke hlače; plural stranski produktiin short — na kratko, skratka, z eno besedothe long and the short of it is that... — nakratko povedano je stvar ta, da... -
2 bias
1. noun1) (favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral: a bias against people of other religions.) predsodek2) (a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.) odklon2. verb(to influence (usually unfairly): He was biased by the report in the newspapers.) vplivati- biassed- biased* * *I [báiəs]adjective & adverbpoševen, prečen; poševno, napošev, prečnoII [báiəs]nounnagnjenost, poševnost; (in favour of, towards) pristranost; ( against) predsodekto cut on the bias — poševno odrezati, (pri)krojitiIII [báiəs]transitive verbnagniti, nagibati; usmeriti, usmerjati, vplivati; pristransko ravnati -
3 dead
[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) mrtev2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) pokvarjen3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) popoln2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) popolnoma- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) zelo- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
- deadline
- deadlock* * *I [ded]adjectivemrtev, brez življenja, crknjen; nedostavljiv (pošiljka); popoln; izumrl, neveljaven; otopel, otrpel; zamolkel, moten; slep (okno); jalov (sloj); temen (noč); ugašajoč; globok (spanje); ovenel; neraben, slab, izločen; neodločen (tekma)American colloquially dead above the ears — neumen, topoglavdead end — slepa ulica; figuratively zagataAmerican dead freight — nepokvarljiv tovorAmerican slang dead from the neck up — trapast, butastmilitary dead ground — ozemlje, ki je zunaj streljajadead letter — nedostavljivo pismo; izumrl običaj; zakon, ki ga ne spoštujejodead level figuratively enoličnost, neučinkovitostto make a dead set on — napasti z vso odločnostjo; truditi se, da se komu približamocolloquially dead men ( —ali marines) — izpite, prazne steklenicedead nuts on — popolnoma zaverovan, navdušen za kajdead office — pogrebni obredi, zadušnicadead reckoning marine približna ocena (dolžine poti)dead stock — mrtvi kapital; neprodajno blagodead weight — lastna teža; figuratively huda ovira napredkadead wood — posušen les; izvržek, izbirekdead silence — popolna, mrtva tišinaII [ded]adverbskrajno, popolnoma, docelato cut s.o. dead — ignorirati koga, ne pozdraviti gaIII [ded]nounsmrtna tišina, mrtvilothe dead plural mrtvi, pokojniki, umrlicolloquially on the dead — odločno, resno; plural mineralogy jalovina -
4 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) položiti, odložiti, predložiti2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) položiti3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) pripraviti4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) poleči5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) razpršiti6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) (z)nesti7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) staviti•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) stopničasto pristriči- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laičen2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) navaden•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.)* * *I [lei]1.transitive verbpoložiti, polagati, odložiti, odlagati, postaviti; (z)nesti jajca, pripraviti (kurjavo, mizo) prekriti podložiti obložiti ( with, tla itd. s čim); nanesti (barvo); predložiti, vložiti (npr. zahtevo, before pri); pripisati, pripisovati (to komu); zasnovati (načrt); poleči (žito); pomiriti, umiriti, ublažiti (veter, valove); military nameriti (top); splesti (vrv); naložiti (kazen), na.ložiti jih komu; zastaviti (čast, glavo); vulgar spolno občevati;2.intransitive verbvaliti (jajca); stavitito lay an accusation against — obtožiti, vložiti tožboto lay bare — razgaliti, odkritito lay one's bones — položiti svoje kosti, pokopatito lay claim to — postaviti svojo zahtevo; zahtevati kaj zaseto lay the cloth ( —ali the table) — pogrniti, pripraviti mizoto lay the dust — poškropiti, da se poleže prahto lay eyes on — zagledati, opazitito lay fault to s.o. — pripisati komu krivdoto lay one's finger on — s prstom kaj pokazati, najtito lay a finger on — položiti roko na koga, tepstito lay for — zalezovati, čakati v zasedito lay hands on — dobiti v roke, polastiti se, dvigniti roko na kogato lay hands on o.s. — napraviti samomorto lay hold on ( —ali of) — zgrabiti, prijeti; figuratively ujeti se za kajto lay one's hopes on — veliko pričakovati od, staviti upe nato lay heads together — stikati glave, posvetovati seto lay s.th. to heart — gnati si kaj k srau, položiti na srceto lay low ( —ali in the dust) — podreti, pobiti na tla; figuratively ponižatito lay open — odkriti, razodetito lay o.s. open — izpostaviti seto lay s.th. on the shelf — odložiti kakšno deloto lay (great, little) store upon — pripisovati (veliko, majhno) važnost čemuto lay s.o. under an obligation — naložiti komu nalogoto lay s.o. under necessity — prisiliti kogato lay s.o. under contribution — pripraviti koga, da kaj prispevato lay the whip to s.o.'s back — (pre)bičati kogaII [lei]preteriteod lie4III [lei]noun(zemljepisna) lega, položaj; smer, usmerjenost; delitev ribiškega ulova; slang delo, poklic; American delež pri dobičku, zaslužek, cena, nakupni pogojithe lay of the land — topografska lega; figuratively situacija, položajIV [lei]adjectiveposveten, laičenlay clerk — cerkveni pevec, župnijski pisarlay lord — član angl. Zgornjega dorna, ki se ne bavi z zakonodajoV [lei]nounpoetically pesem, napev, balada -
5 stone
[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) kamen; kamnit2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) kamen3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) kamen4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) drag kamen5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) koščica6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) utežna mera7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) kamen2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) kamenjati2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) razkoščičiti•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw* * *I [stóun]1.nounkamen; drag kamen; koščica (sadja), peška; zrno toče; medicine (ledvični, žolčni, v mehurju) kamen; utežna mera (14 funtov, 6,35 kg); (spominski, mejni, nagrobni) kamen; brus, osla; mlinski kamen; plural vulgar modoa stone of cheese — 7,26 kg siraa stone of meat (fish) — ʌ,6ʌ kg mesa (rib)stone's throw (cast) — daljava, do katere se lahko vrže kamen; lučaj, domet kamna; majhna oddaljenostgall stone medicine žolčni kamenmile stone — miljnik; mejnikrolling stone — valeč se kamen, figuratively nestanoviten človekshower of stones — ploha, dež kamenjato break stones — tolči, drobiti, razbijati kamenjeto cast (to throw) stones at s.o. — obmetavati koga s kamenjem, figuratively zmerjati, sramotiti, grajati, obrekovati kogastones will cry out figuratively krivica, ki vpije v neboto be cut for the stone — biti operiran zaradi (žolčnega, ledvičnega itd.) kamnasome of the stones were the size of a pigeon's egg — nekaj zrn toče je bilo velikosti golobjega jajcato give a stone and a beating sport colloquially z lahkoto premagatia rolling stone gathers no moss figuratively goste službe, redke suknjeto give a stone for bread figuratively posmehovati se, namesto da bi pomagali; nuditi nesprejemljivo pomočto harden into stone — okamneti (tudi figuratively)to leave no stone unturned figuratively vse poskušati, vse možno napravitithose who live in glass-houses should not throw stones — naj ne grajajo tisti, ki sami niso brez graje; kdor druge kritizira, se sam izpostavlja kritiziranjuto mark with a white stone — z belo kredo (v dimniku) zapisati, obeležiti (dan) kot važen (slavnosten, prazničen);2.adjectivekamnit; lončenII [stóun]transitive verbkamnati, obmetavati s kamenjem; odstraniti koščico (pri sadju); ograditi, obložiti s kamnom; tlakovati, zgraditi iz kamenja; (na)brusiti, polirati, (z)gladiti; obsolete spremeniti (se) v kamen
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