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61 hang
[hæŋ]past tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) obesiti, viseti2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) obesiti, biti obešen3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) obesiti, biti obešen4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) viseti5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) pobesiti•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang up* * *I [hæŋ]nounnačin kako tkanina (stvar) visi ali pada; način dela; padec, strmec, pobočje; kratek premor; colloquially pomento get ( —ali see) the hang of a thing — dojeti bistvo česa, razumeti kajII [hæŋ]1.transitive verbobesiti, obešati; pobesiti, pobešati (glavo); obesiti (sliko), nalepiti (tapete);2.intransitive verbviseti, biti obešen, obesiti se; nagniti se, lebdeti; obotavljati se (tudi žoga pri športu); American juridically ovirati porotnike pri odločitvihang it (all)! — naj gre k vragu!hang you! — da bi te vrag pocitral!I'll be hanged first! — prej se dam obesiti!I'll be hanged if — vrag naj me vzame, čewell, I'm hanged! — kaj takega!, vrag naj me pocitra!to hang by a hair ( —ali rope, single thread) — figuratively viseti na nitkito hang in doubt — biti negotov, kolebatito hang fire — prepozno (se) sprožiti (puška); figuratively biti počasen, neodločen, omahovati, obotavljati seto hang o.s. — obesiti seto let things go hang — pustiti, da gre vse k vragu; pustiti stvari pri mirusleep hangs on my eyelids — veke so mi težke, oči mi lezejo skupajtime hangs heavy on my hands — ne vem, kaj naj počnem s časom, predolgo mi traja, vleče se -
62 kick
[kik] 1. verb1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) brcniti2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) nazaj udariti2. noun1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.)2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.)3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.)•- kick off
- kick up* * *I [kik]nounbrcasport strel (nogomet), American spurt; udarec, sunek, sunkovita vožnja; sunek, udarec nazaj (strelno orožje); udarna moč, odporna sila, elan, energija; American slang opojnost alkoholne pijače; dražljaj, mik; American ugovor, očitek, pritožba; British English slang kovanec za 6 penijev; British English najnovejša moda; American to get a kick out of — uživati v čemslang to get the kick — biti vržen iz službelet's have one more kick! — poskusimo še enkrat!sport free kick — prosti strel (nogomet)II [kik]1.intransitive verbbrcati, ritati; colloquially braniti se, upirati se (at, against); godrnjati, ugovarjati, pritoževati se ( about); odskočiti, nazaj udariti (puška); visoko leteti (žoga); American slang umreti;2.transitive verbbrcniti; streljati (na gol); nazaj udariti, poriniti; pognati, priganjatito make s.o. kick the beam — izpodriniti kogaAmerican slang plačati podkupnino; slang to kick the bucket — umretislang to kick to it — umretito kick s.o. downstairs — koga ven vreči, vreči koga po stopnicahto kick s.o. upstairs — odpustiti koga iz službe in dati v zameno časten naslovto kick down the ladder — pozabiti na ljudi, ki so ti pomagali naprejto kick one's heels — nestrpno čakati, zapravljati čas z brezplodnim čakanjemIII [kik]nounvdolbina na dnu steklenice -
63 off
(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) zaznamovati čas prihoda na delo in odhoda z dela* * *I [ɔ(:)f]adverb1.(smer, večinoma v zvezi z glagoli) stran, proč ( he rode ŋ odjahal je);2.3.od, proč, dol, raz ( off with your hat odkrij se);4.ugasnjen, izklopljen, zaprt (radio, luč, plin itd.);5.prekinjen, končan, razprodan ( the bet is ŋ stava ne velja več, the whole thing is ŋ vse je padlo v vodo, oranges are ŋ pomaranč ni več);6.(dela) prost ( to take a day ŋ vzeti si prost dan);7.čisto, do kraja ( to drink ŋ vse izpiti, to sell ŋ razprodati);8.economy (trg) medel, slab ( the market is ŋ);9.ne sveže, pokvarjeno (hrana);10.sportne v formi;11.Americanv zmoti ( you are off on that point motiš se v tem);razno: be off!, off you go!, off with you! — odidi, proč s teboj!to be off — oditi, motiti se, biti prismojen (navadno a little ŋ), biti odpovedanright off, straight off — takojto see s.o. off — spremiti koga, ki odpotujehow are you off for? — kako si kaj z (denarjem)?II [ɔ(:)f]preposition (proč, stran) odoff duty — prost, ne v službislang off one's feed — brez apetitato get s.th. off one's chest — olajšati si dušo, izpovedatislang off one's head — prismojen, norkeep off the grass! — ne hodi po travioff the map — izbrisan, ki je izginilsport off side — nedovoljen del igriščaoff the point — nevažno, nebistveno, ki ne spada k stvariIII [ɔ(:)f]adjectivebolj oddaljen; stranski (ulica); figuratively postranski; desni (konj, stran česa, stran pri kriketu); prost (dan); slabši od običajnega; (zlasti economy) manjvreden, slabše kakovosti, ki ne ustreza ( off size); neverjeten; nesvež (sadje)an off chance — slabo upanje, majhna verjetnostoff colour — slabše barve (dragulj), bled, nezdrav (človek)off day — prost dan, figuratively slab danoff guard — nepazljiv, nečuječ, nepripravljenBritish English the off side of the road — desna stran ceste, bolj oddaljena stranIV [ɔ(:)f]noundesna stran pri kriketuV [ɔ(:)f]transitive verbcolloquially odpovedati, razveljaviti (pogodbo); zapustiti, oditi -
64 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) dospeti2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) doseči3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) seči4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) stopiti v stik5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) segati2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) bližina2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) doseg3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) predeli* * *I [ri:č]noundoseg, sežaj, seganje; razsežnost, prostornost, širina, dolžina, daljina; raven, pregleden del reke med dvema zavojema; del prekopa med dvema zatvornicama; proizvodna, ustvarjalna sposobnost, proizvodnost; sfera vpliva; polje, obseg (moči, sposobnosti); nautical dolžina vrvi, s katero je privezan ogel jadra; archaic morski rokav, zalivout of reach, beyond reach — nedosegljiv, zunaj dosega; nedoumljivto be within (easy) reach — biti dosegljiv, biti blizu, v bližiniis not within my reach — to ni v moji moči, presega moje močito have a wide reach — daleč segati, se razprostiratiII [ri:č]1.transitive verbiztegniti (forth, out), izprožiti (roko); stegniti, razširiti; podati (komu kaj); postreči (komu s čim); odvzeti ( from komu ali čemu); dospeti kam, priti do, segati do, seči; priti do zaključka, razumeti, doumeti, pogruntati, dojeti; imeti vpliv, vplivati, pustiti vtis (na koga); doseči, zadeti, pogoditi (kaj); doživeti, dočakati (starost, dobo, novo izdajo)this book reached its 10 —th edition — ta knjiga je doživela 10. izdajoreach me that book, will you? — podaj mi ono knjigo, prosim!to reach forth one's hand — iztegniti (izprožiti, podati) rokothe water reached my knees — voda mi je segla do kolen;2.intransitive verbseči, poseči (after, at, for po); raztezati se (to k, do), prožiti se; priti (to do), (do)segati; nagniti se ( forward naprej, toward k, proti); figuratively težiti k čemu, iti (at, after za čem), napenjati se; prodreti ( into v), dojeti, doumeti, razumetithe country reaches from the sea to the mountains — dežela sega, se razprostira od morja do gorá -
65 ready
['redi]1) ((negative unready) prepared; able to be used etc immediately or when needed; able to do (something) immediately or when necessary: I've packed our cases, so we're ready to leave; Is tea ready yet?; Your coat has been cleaned and is ready (to be collected).) pripravljen2) ((negative unready) willing: I'm always ready to help.) pripravljen3) (quick: You're too ready to find faults in other people; He always has a ready answer.) pripravljen4) (likely, about (to do something): My head feels as if it's ready to burst.) tik pred tem, da•- readily
- ready cash
- ready-made
- ready money
- ready-to-wear
- in readiness* * *I [rédi]adjectivepripravljen, gotov; hiter, brz; spreten, vešč, okreten, sposoben (at, in v, pri); voljan, rad; nagnjen (k); neposreden, bližnji, ki je na dosegu, pri roki, primeren; udoben, lahek, preprost; kratek, direkten (način, pot); commerce uporaben; otipljiv, prijemljiv, čist; archaic takojšen (o plačilu)a ready consent — hitra, takojšnja privolitevready for sea — pripravljen za odhod na morje, za izplutjea ready pen figuratively spreten piseca ready reply — hiter, odrezav odgovora ready workman — spreten, okreten delaveca ready writer — pisatelj, ki hitro ustvarjathe readiest way — najpreprostejši, najlažji način ( to pay one's debts plačevanja dolgov)tickets ready! — pripravite vozovnice, prosim!I am ready to go — pripravljen sern za odhod, da gremhe is not clever, but he is ready — on ni bister, a kaže dobro voljohe is ready to get angry — on hitro vzkipi, se razjezito find a ready market (sale) — naleteti na dober odjem, dobro iti v prodajohe seized the readiest weapon — pograbil je prvo orožje, ki mu je prišlo v rokeready, steady, go! sport pripravljeni, pozor, zdaj!II [rédi]adverbpripravljeno, gotovo; takoj, precej; lahko; vnaprejIII [redi]noun(večinoma the ready) slang razpoložljiv, gotov denar; gotovinamilitary položaj puške, ki je pripravljena za streljanje; military at the ready — pripravljen za strel(janje) (o puški)IV [rédi]transitive verbpripraviti -
66 second
I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) drugi2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) drugi3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) drugi2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) drugi3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) drugouvrščen2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekundant4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) podpreti5. noun(a secondary school.) srednja šola- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekunda2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) trenutek* * *I [sékənd]nounsekunda; trenutek, kratek čas; music sekunda, drugi glas ali instrument; drugi razred; sekundant (pri dvoboju); kdor je drugi v čem; ocena, ki je prva za najboljšo; plural commerce blago druge, slabše vrste (zlasti moka in kruh)the second(-in-command) — namestnik poveljnika; drugi častnik na ladjithe second of May — 2. majthe second of exchange commerce duplikat menice, ki se izdaja zaradi večje varnostia good second — tekač, ki pride na cilj takoj za zmagovalcemto get a second university na izpitu dobiti oceno, ki je prva za najboljšoII [sékənd]1.adjectivedrugi (po vrsti); sledeči; drugoten, drugorazreden, drugovrsten, slabši, podrejen, postranski; že rabljen; neizviren, posnet, imitiran; izveden, izpeljanat second hand — iz druge roke, antikvarično; po slišanju, iz nezanesljivih virovin the second place — na drugem mestu, drugičin the second place — na drugem mestu, drugiča second time — še enkrat, ponovnosecond to none — za nikomer ne zaostajajoč, neprekosljiv, nedosegljiv, nedosežensecond cabin — kabina 2. razredasecond mate nautical drugi častnik (na ladji)a second Napoleon figuratively drugi Napoleonsecond papers American končna prošnja doseljencev za ameriško državljanstvosecond storey American prvo nadstropje (v Angliji the first floor)second wind slang figuratively vrnitev močito come off second best — biti premagan, kratko potegnitito get one's second wind colloquially priti zopet k sebito play second fiddle figuratively biti v podrejenem položajuto take second place — biti drugi, zavzeti drugo mesto;2.adverbna drugem mestuto come second — priti kot drugi skozi cilj, biti drugiIII [sékənd]transitive verbpodpirati, podpreti predlog (govornika); pomagati; sekundirati (tudi figuratively), biti sekundant (pri dvoboju)to second words with deeds — besede podpreti z dejanji; transitive verb military oprostiti častnika redne dolžnosti za kake druge namene, prekomandirati; začasno premestiti (uradnika); intransitive verb sekundirati, pomagati -
67 skin
[skin] 1. noun1) (the natural outer covering of an animal or person: She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin.) koža2) (a thin outer layer, as on a fruit: a banana-skin; onion-skins.) lupina3) (a (thin) film or layer that forms on a liquid: Boiled milk often has a skin on it.) koža2. verb(to remove the skin from: He skinned and cooked the rabbit.) odreti- skin flick
- skin-tight
- by the skin of one's teeth* * *I [skin]noun(človeška) koža; anatomy sloj kože; živalska koža, krzno; meh (za vino); slang pivo; slang konj, kljuse; jocosely fant; slang lopov, slepar; botany kožica, luščina, lupina; površina; nautical lesena ali železna oblogathe outer skin — pokožnica, koža vrhnjica, epidermagold-beater's skin — tanka membrana, v kateri se pri kovanju ločujejo lističi zlatawith a whole skin — s celo kožo, nepoškodovanto be in bad skin figuratively biti slabe voljehe is only (he is nothing but) skin and bone — sama kost in koža ga je, zelo mršav jeto escape by the skin of one's teeth — za las odnesti zdravo (celo) kožo, uiti nevarnostiit gets under my skin figuratively colloquially jezi me, razburja meto get under one's skin colloquially iti komu na živce, jeziti (boleti) kogahe has a thick skin — on ima debelo, neobčutljivo kožo, naravoto jump (to leap) out of one's skin figuratively skočiti iz kože, biti ves iz sebe (od veselja, od nestrpnosti, od jeze itd.)to save one's skin, to come (to get) off with a whole skin — célo, zdravo kožo odnestinear is my shirt, nearer my skin figuratively bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril; vsak je sebi najbližjiII [skin]transitive verb & intransitive verbdati iz kože, odreti; odrgniti, oguliti si kožo; olupiti; slang odreti, prevarati, oslepariti, izropati; American colloquially prekositi; colloquially sleči tesno obleko; prekriti s kožo ( over)to skin alive — živega iz kože dati, figuratively popolnoma potolči, premagatito skin a flint figuratively zelo skopariti, biti zelo skopuški (stiskaški) v vsem -
68 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) razpoloženje2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) razdražljivost3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) jeza2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) kaliti2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) ublažiti•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *I [témpə]nountemperament, narava, čud; značaj, karakter; razpoloženje, nastrojenje; figuratively razburjenost, razdraženost, jeza, bes(nost); figuratively obvladanost, umirjenost, mirnost; technical mešanica; primes; kakovost; trdnost, čvrstost (ilovice, gline); technical trdota (jekla itd.); obsolete (telesna) konstitucija; obsolete kompromisin a bad temper — slabe volje, jezen ( with na)out of temper — slabe volje, jezento be in a temper — biti jezen (besen, razkačen)to have an evil temper — biti nagle jeze, biti togotento get (to fly) into a temper — razjeziti se, pobesnetito get out of temper — znevoljiti se, razjeziti seto keep (to control) one's temper — obvladati se, brzdati se, ostati mirento lose one's temper — razjeziti se, izgubiti potrpljenjeto put s.o. out of temper — spraviti koga v slabo voljo, razjeziti kogaII [témpə]transitive verbublažiti, olajšati, pomiriti, brzdati, oslabiti, popraviti; music umeriti, znižati, temperirati (ton); mešati, umesiti (ilovico); razredčiti (pijače); temperirati; kaliti (zlasti jeklo); ojekleniti; pripraviti, zmešati (barve)to temper the passions — brzdati strasti; intransitive verb omehčati se, postati popustljiv; technical imeti pravo trdoto, postati gibek, prožen -
69 trouble
1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) težava2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) nemiri3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) težave2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) vznemiriti2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) nadlegovati3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) potruditi se•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker* * *I [trəbl]nountežava, trud, napor, motnja, motenje, nadloga; nevšečnost, neprijetnost; skrb, žalost, trpljenje, bol, muka; breme (to komu), nesreča, zlo, stiska; tegoba; napaka, pogreška, pomanjkljivost, slaba stran; komplikacija, problem, sitnost(i); kočljiv položaj; dialectal porod; bolezen; politics nemir, konflikt; kraval, škandal, afera; technical okvara, motnja, defektin trouble — v stiski (težavi, nepriliki)digestive troubles — prebavne motnje, težaveto ask for trouble, to look for trouble — sam si iskati (delati) težave, izzivati usodothe trouble is that... — težava je v tem, da...(it is) no trouble! — (to ni) nobena težava!; že dobro!; prosim!(I am) sorry to give you such trouble — žal mi je, da vam delam take sitnostito be out of one's troubles — osvoboditi se skrbi (težav), priti iz neprilikto give s.o. the trouble, to put s.o. to much trouble — povzročiti komu težave (skrb), spraviti koga v hude nevšečnostiwe did it to spare you trouble — naredili smo to, da bi vam prihranili trudto stir up trouble — povzročati zmedo, nemirhe won't even take the trouble to answer — ne vzame si niti truda, da bi odgovorilII [trəbl]transitive verbzbegati, vznemiriti, razburiti, preplašiti; zaskrbeti, mučiti, (pri)zadeti; nadlegovati, sitnariti (komu), motiti, privesti (koga) v neprijeten položaj, v težave; prositi (koga) (for za); (redko) (s)kaliti, zburkati (vodo); intransitive verb vznemiriti se, razburiti se ( about zaradi); mučiti se, trpeti ( about zaradi); (po)truditi se, da(ja)ti si trudatroubled waters figuratively zapleten, težaven položajto be troubled in mind — biti zelo vznemirjen (zmeden, prizadet)to trouble s.o. at work — motiti koga pri deluto trouble o.s. — brigati se za kaj, (po)truditi se za kajdon't trouble (yourself) — ne trudite se; že dobromay I trouble you for the salt? — vas smem nadlegovati, prositi za sol?to trouble one's head about s.th. — beliti si glavo zaradi česato pour oil on troubled waters figuratively pomiriti razburjenje, narediti mir -
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(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) zamegliti se* * *I [ʌp]nounvzpetost, strmina, višina; economy porast (tečajev, cen); colloquially srečen človek, srečko, povzpetnik; predstojnik; vlak (avtobus), ki vozi v mestoon the up-and-up colloquially vedno boljši; v redu, brezhibenII [ʌp]adjectiveki gre (vozi) gor; ki vodi proti (glavnemu) mestu; višji; s tendenco navzgor; pokonci; vzšel (sonce); narasel (reka); živeč v notranjosti (dežele); colloquially razburjen; končan; enak(ovreden)the up coach — kočija, ki vozi navkreberup line railway proga, ki vodi proti (glavnemu) mestuthe up train — vlak, ki vozi proti (glavnemu) mestu, v Londonup and doing before day colloquially že pred dnevom na nogahalready up and about colloquially že (zopet) na nogahto be up late — dolgo čuti, bedetihe is up in this subject — v tem predmetu je on na višini, je dobro podkovanto be up with the lark figuratively zelo zgodaj vsta(ja)tito be up against a hard job colloquially stati pred težko nalogoto be (had) up for colloquially biti pozvan pred sodnika zaradito be one up sport biti za točko boljšito be up for trial — biti (stati) pred sodiščem; obravnavati sethe fire is up — ogenj plamti, plapolathe game is up — igre je konec (tudi figuratively)how are you up for cash? colloquially kako si (kaj) pri denarju?the storm is up nautical vihar besniwhat's up? colloquially kaj pa je?, kaj se je zgodilo?III [ʌp]adverb1.gor, navzgor, kvišku, v zrak; proti toku (reki, vodi); nazajup from the grounds figuratively od temeljevup with the Democrates! — živeli demokrati!hands up! — roke kvišku!this tradition can be traced up to the Reformation — ta tradicija sega nazaj (tja) do reformacije;2.bliže k, bliže proti (mestu, kjer se nahajamo); figuratively više, na višjo stopnjoup and up — više in više, vedno višecome up! — pridi bliže!speak up! — govori(te) glasneje!to move up in the world — povzpeti se, napredovati v svetu (v družbi)I think of running up North — mislim napraviti majhno turo na sever;3.v razvoju, v gibanju, v razburjenju, v uporu itd.hurry up! — pohiti!, brž!shares (prices) are up — delnice (cene) se dvigajo;4.popolnoma, čisto, do kraja; skupajto drink up — izpiti, popitithe street was up — ulica je bila popolnoma razkopana;5.zgoraj, visoko; pokonci, na nogahI live two storeys up — stanujem v 2. nadstropjuto be early up — biti zgodaj na nogah, zgodaj vstajatithe Prime Minister is up — ministrski predsednik govori, ima besedoto sit up — sedeti v postelji;6.v mestu, na univerzi, v šolito stay up for the vacation — ostati v kraju študija (v kolidžu) za počitnice;7.up to —; a) (vse) do; proti, prekto be up to date — biti sodoben (moderen, v koraku s časom)I'll give up to 1000 dinars for it — plačal bom do 1000 din za to; b) na ravni, na nivoju, ustreznoup to the door ( —ali knocker) — slang izvrstno, primaup to par figuratively "na višini"not yet up to the ropes figuratively še neuveden, ki se še ne spoznayour work is not up to your usual standard — tvoje delo ni na nivoju tistega, ki ga navadno dosežešto be up to s.th. — nameravati kaj, snovati kaj, biti dorasel čemu, ustrezati čemu, biti (komu) do česa; biti odvisen od česa; biti pripravljen na; spoznati se na kajwhat are you up to? — kaj nameravaš?it is up to you (to decide) — vaša stvar je, da odločite; od vas je odvisna odločitevto be up to a thing or two figuratively biti prebrisanto feel up to s.th. — čutiti se doraslega čemu; biti pripraven, razpoložen za, dobro znati kajto get up to s.o. — držati korak s komto be up to the mark figuratively biti na višinito be up to snuff slang biti zvit (premeten, izkušen)I am up to your little game — dobro vem, kaj spletkarišwhat has he been up to? — kakšno neumnost je spet napravil?you have been up to some trick again! — si že spet naredil kakšno budalost!it is up to you to prove it — vi morate to dokazati;8.pod vodstvom (pri študiju na univerzi)I was up to A. — A. je vodil moje študije, je bil moj mentor (tutor);9.up with, against — etcup with — na isti višini z, v isti oddaljenosti zto come up with s.o. — dohiteti kogaup with you! — vstani!, pridi gor!up into — gori v, gorup on — više (od, kot)up till — vse do;IV [ʌp]preposition (gori) na; gor, navzgor, navkreber kvišku; proti, k, do, ob, vzdolž; proti notranjostiup the hill — navkreber, po hribu navzgorup a tree figuratively v stiski, v škripcihV [ʌp]intransitive verb (nenadoma) vstati, se dvigniti; colloquially dvigniti (kvišku); American povzpeti se (to na)up and at him! — nanj!, za njim!he upped with his head — iztegnil (pomolil) je glavo ven; transitive verb colloquially dvigniti, pobrati; American povišati, povečati (cene, proizvodnjo itd.)VI [ʌp]interjectionup! — kvišku! pokonci!up (with you)! — vstani(te)!; vstati! -
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[ju:]1) ((used as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition) the person(s) etc spoken or written to: You look well!; I asked you a question; Do you all understand?; Who came with you?) vi, ti2) (used with a noun when calling someone something, especially something unpleasant: You idiot!; You fools!) ti, vi* * *[ju:, ju, jə]pronoun vi, vas, vam; ti, te(be), t(eb)iyou blockhead! — ti (vi) tepec!you fool! — ti norec!you're another! — hvala, enako! (odgovor na psovko)you bet (your life) slang na to se lahko zaneseš, (glavo) stavim za toget you gone! — poberi(te) se!come here all of you! — pridite sem vsi! -
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[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) hrbet2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) hrbet3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) hrbtna stran, zadnji del4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) branilec2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) zadnji3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) nazaj2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) stran3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) zadaj4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) nazaj5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) nazaj4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) vzvratno peljati2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) podpreti3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) staviti na•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) z backhandom; nazaj nagnjeno- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat* * *I [bæk]nounhrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod; sport branilec, zaščitnikat the back — zabehind the back of s.o. figuratively za hrbtom komuto break the back of s.th. — opraviti glavni del nalogeto have s.o. on one's back — imeti koga na vratuto see the back of s.o. — znebiti se kogato turn one's back upon s.o. — obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti kogaII [bæk]adjectivehrbten; nazadujoč, zaostal; zadnji; zastarel, nazadnjaškiback number — stara številka (časopisa); slang nemoderen človek, starokopitnež; zastarel načinto take a back seat — imeti skromno službo, ne siliti v ospredjeIII [bæk]adverbnazaj; zadaj; nekoč, prej; spet, znovato go back on s.o. — pustiti koga na cediluto pay s.o. back (in his own coin) — vrniti komu milo za dragoto go back from ( —ali upon) one's word — besedo snesti, preklicatito hang back — mečkati, omahovatito talk ( —ali answer) back — ugovarjati, oporekatiIV [bæk]1.intransitive verbnazaj stopiti, umikati se; zmuzniti se;2.transitive verbnazaj potisniti, nazaj gnati, nazaj voziti; podpreti, podpirati; pomagati; staviti; (o)krepiti; biti opora; biti ozadje; indosiratito back a horse — zajahati konja; staviti na konjato back the wrong horse — ušteti se, staviti na napačno kartoto back the oars, to back astern — nazaj veslatito back and fill — kolebati, ne se odločitito back on s.o. — izdati koga, pustiti ga na cedilumarine back her! — vozi nazaj! -
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[best] 1. adjective, pronoun((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) najboljši2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) najbolje3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) potegniti krajši konec- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
- make the best of it* * *I [best]adjectivenajboljši; najprimernejši; najodličnejšiat the best hand — iz prve roke; pocenislang one's best girl — ljubicaII [best]nounnajboljše, najprimernejšethe best — najodličnejši, najboljši ljudjemake the best of your way home — glej, da boš čimprej domato make the best of a bad bargain ( —ali job, business, of it) — pogumno prenašati udarce usode, ne biti malodušen, ne obupati, ne zgubiti glavemy best, my Sunday best — moja najboljša, praznična oblekaIII [best]adverbnajbolje, najugodnejeyou had best — najbolje bi bilo, če biIV [best]transitive verbcolloquially premagati, prekositi, preseči; ukaniti -
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I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) svetloba2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luč3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogenj4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luč2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetel2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetel3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) razsvetliti2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) prižgati (se)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lahek2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lahek3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lahek4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lažji5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lahek6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lahkoten7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lahen9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) prhek•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *I [lait]adjective ( lightly adverb)lahek; majhne specifične teže, pod predpisano težo; nepomemben, neznaten, lahek (bolezen, kazen, napaka, delo itd.); zabaven, lahek (glasba, knjiga); prhek, rahel (zemlja, sneg, kruh); vitek, nežen, graciozen, okreten, uren; brezskrben, veder (srce); lahkomišljen, lahkoživ, frfrast (ženska); malo otovorjen, neotovorjen; nenaglašen (zlog)electrical light current — šibki tokfiguratively a light hand — obzirnost, taktlight in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljivmilitary in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovoraII [lait]adverbnalahko, rahlo, lahkolight come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljenoto get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovanIII [lait]adjectivesvetel, jasenIV [lait]nounsvetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba; nautical svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči); poetically vid, nebesno telo; figuratively luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha; plural spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti; plural slang očihe appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjoto bring to light — odkriti, odkopatito come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkritpoetically light of one's eyes — vidfiguratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesato give light to — razložiti, razjasnitito give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigaretoto hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnostithe light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo lučto put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kajto see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevidetito see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjento stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti kogato strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kajget out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotjaAncient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi oknaV [lait]1.transitive verbprižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;2.intransitive verbprižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;VI [lait]intransitive verb -
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1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) (na)rasti, dvigniti se2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) dvigati se3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) vstati4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) vstati5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) dvigati se6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) dvigati se7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) dvigniti se8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) povzpeti se9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) izvirati10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) dvigati se11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) dvigati se12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) vstati od mrtvih2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) vzpon2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) povišanje3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) vzpetina4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) vzpon•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) vzhajajoč, naraščajoč- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion* * *I [ráiz]noundvig, dviganje, vzpon, vzpenjanje; (o zvezdi, Soncu) vzhajanje, vzhod; theatre dvig(anje) zastora; religion vstajenje (od mrtvih); prijem (ribe za vabo); nastop, pojavitev; porast, naraščanje (vode); vzpetina, grič, višina; višina ( of a tower stolpa); višina (stopnice, stopnišča); povečanje, prirastek ( in population v prebivalstvu); music zvišanje (glasu); dvig, porast, skok ( of prices cen); hausse; dodatek, povišanje (plače); izboljšanje življenja; napredovanje; povod, vzrok, začetek, izvor, vir; slang škodoželjna šala (poniževalna za premaganca)gentle rise — blaga, položna vzpetinato ask for a rise of salary — prositi, zahtevati povišanje plačeto buy for a rise economy špekulirati na hausseto get (to take) a rise out of s.o. — razdražiti, razjariti, razkačiti, razburiti kogato give rise to — povzročiti, dati povod čemu, privesti do česa, roditi kajto have (to take) one's rise (in, from) — izvirati v, imeti svoj izvor v, prihajati izII [ráiz]intransitive verbvsta(ja)ti; vzhajati, vziti; dvigniti se; dvigati se, vzpenjati se; (na)rasti; upreti se, spuntati se, nasprotovati (against, on čemu); (o ceni) rasti, skakati; (o glasu) rasti; postati močnejši, povečati se; (o laseh) ježiti se; (o ribi) priplavati iz globine, da bi ugriznila v vabo; theatre dvigniti se (zastor); (o zgradbah) dvigati se, moleti, štrleti v višino; postati viden, pokazati se, pojaviti se, nastopiti, nastati; porajati se; izvirati; parliament odložiti se, odgoditi se, zaključiti se (o seji, zasedanju)rising ground — vzpetina, strminato rise in arms — upreti se z orožjem, zgrabiti za orožje, dvigniti seto rise from the dead religion vstati od mrtvihto rise to the occasion (to a difficulty) — biti kos, biti dorasel položaju (težavi)to rise in rebellion — upreti se, pobuniti se, spuntati seto rise in the world — družbeno napredovati, napraviti kariero; uspeti v življenjuthe fish rose to the bait — riba je ugriznila v vabo, je prijelawhere does the Danube rise? — kje izvira Donava?on what day does Parliament rise? — kdaj se zaključi zasedanje parlamenta?my gorge rises to this sight — vzdiguje se mi (za bruhanje) ob tem pogledu, pogled na to mi zbuja gnusthe river rises from a spring in the mountains — reka izvira v (nekem) gorskem studencu; transitive verb pustiti (koga, kaj) vstati; dvigniti, prinesti na površino; zagledati -
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[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ta, tisti1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *I [mə pred soglasnikom, ði pred samoglasnikom, ði: poudarjeno]določni člen (včasih preveden s ta, to)the Browns — Brownovi, družina Brownthe King — kralj (angleški idr.)the saddle figuratively jezdenje, jahanjethe World — svet, SvetII [mi:, mi, me]adverbčim, temthe... the — čim... temthe more you get the more you want — čim več dobiš, tem več hočešthe more so as... — toliko več (bolj), ker... -
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[ə'kweint]1) (to make (usually oneself) familiar (with): You must acquaint yourself with the routine of the office.) seznaniti se2) (to inform (a person) of: Have you acquainted her with your plans?) seznaniti•- be acquainted with
- make someone's acquaintance* * *[əkwéint]transitive verb( with s) seznaniti; sporočiti, obvestitito be acquainted with s.o., s.th. — poznati koga kajto become ( —ali get) acquainted — seznaniti se, navaditi se -
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['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) merilo2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) merska enota3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mera4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) ukrep5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) mera6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) izmeriti2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) meriti3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) primerjati4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) meriti•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *I [méžə]nounmera, merilo (tudi figuratively); stopnja, obseg; del, delež; razmerje, meja; poetically metrum, pesniška mera; music takt, ritem; archaic ples; chemistry menzura, stopnja; geology plural sloji, ležišča; juridically ukrepmathematics greatest common measure — (G.C.M.) največja skupna merabeyond ( —ali out of all) measure — prekomeren, čez meroto have s.o.'s measure — oceniti značaj kogato take s.o.'s measure — vzeti komu mero, umeriti; figuratively oceniti značaj kogato take measures — podvzeti korake, ukreniti kajarchaic to tread a measure — plesatiII [méžə]1.transitive verbmeriti, izmeriti, odmeriti; umeriti (obleko); oceniti, soditi, presoditi (by po); primerjati, meriti ( with s, z); prehoditi;2.intransitive verbmeritito measure s.o. for (a suit of clothes) — vzeti komu mero (za obleko)to measure one's strength with s.o. — meriti se s komto measure s.o. with one's eye — premeriti koga z očmito measure s.o. from top to toe — premeriti koga od glave do pete -
79 shame
[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) sram2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) sramota3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) sramota4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) škoda2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) prisiliti2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) osramotiti•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame* * *I [šéim]nounsram, sramežljivost; sramota, nečastshame!, for shame! — sramota!for shame!, shame on you! — fej!, sram te bodi!what a shame! — kakšna sramota!the shame of it! — o ta sramota!more shame to him! — še bolj sramotno zanj!to bring shame on s.o. — nakopati sramoto komuto bring shame on o.s. — osramotiti se, nakopati si sramototo cry shame upon s.o. — zmerjati koga, biti ogorčen nad komto die with shame — umreti, v zemljo se vdreti od sramuto have lost all shame, to be lost to shame — nobenega sramu ne več poznatito put s.o. to shame — osramotiti kogaII [šéim]transitive verbspraviti v sramoto, osramotiti; nakopati, napraviti sramoto (komu); figuratively zasenčiti, prekositito shame the devil — povedati resnico; intransitive verb archaic dialectal sramovati se -
80 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) snov2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) navlaka3) (an old word for cloth.) blago•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) nabasati (se)2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) napolniti3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) nagačiti•- stuffing- stuff up* * *I [stʌf]nounsnov; material, masa; surovina; predmet, stvar; gradivo, snov; hrana, pijača; (volneno) blago, sukno, tkanina; roba; familiarly lek, zdravilo, zdravila; nič vredna stvar, izmeček; stavbni les; nadev (za pečenko); (časnikarstvo) rokopis, (časopisni) članek; figuratively sposobnost, zmožnost, (dobra) lastnost; figuratively nesmisel, neumnost, bedastočathe stuff colloquially gotovina; tisto, kar je pravostuff and nonsense! — kakšen nesmisel!food stuff — živila, proviantgarden stuff, green stuff — zelenjava, povrtninahousehold stuff obsolete hišna posoda, pohištvohot stuff slang duhovit (energičen, spreten, pripraven) človek; opolzka knjiga ali gledališka igranone of your stuff! — nehaj že s svojimi neumnostmi!don't talk such a stuff! — ne govori takih bedastoč!to know one's stuff colloquially spoznati se (na svoje stvari)do your stuff! — pokaži, kaj znaš!that is the stuff to give him figuratively tako je treba z njim govoriti (ravnati)II [stʌf]transitive verbnabasati, natrpati, natlačiti ( into v), napolniti, napolniti (perutnino) z nadevom, nadevati; pitati (žival), pitati (koga) z lažmi itd.; tapecirati (pohištvo), nagačiti (žival); American slang napolniti volilno žaro s ponarejenimi glasovnicami; intransitive verb (na)basati se (z jedjo), preveč jesti; natlačiti se, nabasati se ( into v)stuffed shirt American slang naduta, domišljava, napihnjena osebato stuff o.s. — prenajesti seto stuff s.o. colloquially natvesti komu (kaj), zlagáti se komu
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