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1 grow on
(to gradually become liked: I didn't like the painting at first, but it has grown on me.) priljubiti se* * *intransitive verb (ali upon) prekašati; priljubiti se, postajati vedno ljubši -
2 mushroom
1. noun(a type of fungus, usually shaped like an umbrella, many varieties of which are edible.) goba2. verb(to grow in size very rapidly: The town has mushroomed since all the new industry was brought in.) rasti ko goba po dežju* * *I [mʌšrum]nounbotany užitna goba; travniški kukmak; figuratively povzpetnik, parveni; slang dežnik; colloquially vrsta ženskega slamnika; sploščen nabojII [mʌšrum]adjectivegobast, kakor goba; figuratively kratkotrajenfiguratively mushroom fame — kratkotrajna slavaIII [mʌšrum]transitive verbnabirati gobe; figuratively rasti ko goba, razširiti se ko goba -
3 wax
I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) vosek2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) ušesno maslo3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) vosek4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) vosek; voščen5) (sealing-wax.) pečatni vosek2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) navoščiti- waxed- waxen
- waxy
- waxwork
- waxworks II [wæks] verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) rasti2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) rasti* * *I [wæks]1.noun(čebelji) vosek; vosku podobna snov; predmet iz voska; chemistry vosek (parafin); American gost sirup; gramofonska plošča; figuratively "vosek", oseba, ki si da hitro vplivatiear-wax medicine ušesno maslo, cerumen; (= cobbler's wax) čevljarska smolasealing-wax — pečatni vosek;2.adjectivevoščen;3.transitive verbnamazati, prevleči z voskom; navoščiti, polirati; zatesniti z voskom; namazati, prevleči s smolo; posneti na gramofonsko ploščohe is wax in her hands — on je "vosek" v njenih rokahto be as close ( —ali tight) as wax figuratively biti molčečto stick like wax to s.o. — držati se kot klòp (klošč) kogaII [wæks]nounslang besna jeza, besnost, razjarjenostto be in a wax — biti besen, razjarjento get into a wax — pobesneti, razjariti seIII [wæks]intransitive verb obsolete rasti, narasti; rasti (o mescu, luni); povečati se, napredovati, razvijati se, postatiIV [wæks]transitive verbAmerican colloquially dobiti premoč nad (kom), premagati -
4 tooth
[tu:Ɵ]plural - teeth; noun1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.)2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.)•- teethe- toothed
- toothless
- toothy
- toothache
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
- be
- get long in the tooth
- a fine-tooth comb
- a sweet tooth
- tooth and nail* * *I [tu:m, ti:m]noun(plural teeth) zob; tech zob (žage, glavnika itd.); zob kolesa; konica; kavelj; parožek; figuratively nagnjenje, posebna ljubezen (do)tooth and nail figuratively z vso močjo; neizprosnoby the skin of one's teeth figuratively za las, komaj še (uiti)in the teeth of — kljub, navzlic; protifrom the teeth outward figuratively površnoartificial tooth, false tooth — umeten zobcorner (dog, eye, laniary) tooth — podočnikincisor (incision, cutting) tooth — sekalec (zob)to cast s.th. in s.o.'s teeth — komu kaj v zobe (v obraz) vreči; očitatito cut one's eye-teeth figuratively začeti spoznavati življenjeto draw s.o.'s teeth figuratively pristriči komu krila, napraviti koga neškodljivegato fight (to struggle) tooth and nail — boriti se z vsemi močmi (zagrizeno, nepopustljivo)to get one's teeth into s.th. — zagristi se v kaj; trmasto (nepopustljivo) se česa lotitito have a sweet tooth — biti sladkosneden, rad imeti sladkarijeto lie in one's teeth — v obraz lagati; nesramno, predrzno lagatithis set my teeth on edge — zaskominalo me je ob tem; to me je razburilo (ozlovoljilo)to take the bit between one's teeth figuratively postati trmoglav; upreti se; osamosvojiti seII [tu:m]transitive verbnazobčati, ozobiti ( a saw žago); opremiti z zobmi; gristi, žvečititoothed wheel — zobato kolo; intransitive verb technical prije(ma)ti z zobci (o zobatih kolesih) -
5 crop
[krop] 1. noun1) (a plant which is farmed and harvested: a fine crop of rice; We grow a variety of crops, including cabbages, wheat and barley.) poljščina2) (a short whip used when horse-riding.) bič3) (a (short) haircut: a crop of red hair.) kratki lasje4) ((of certain birds) the first stomach, which hangs like a bag from the neck.) golša2. verb(to cut or nibble short: The sheep crop the grass.) muliti- crop up* * *I [krɔp]nounptičja golša; bičevnik; na kratko ostriženi lasje; žetev, pridelek, spravljanje pridelkov; strojena koža v celoti; kupunder crop — posejan, obdelanneck and crop — docela, popolnomaII [krɔp]1.transitive verbpopasti, požeti; ( with) posejati; odrezati, ostriči, obrezati;2.intransitive verbpojaviti se na površini; obroditi; donašati -
6 hair
[heə] 1. noun1) (one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin: He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.) dlaka2) (the mass of these, especially on a person's head: He's got brown hair.) lasje•- - haired- hairy
- hairiness
- hair's-breadth
- hair-breadth
- hairbrush
- haircut
- hair-do
- hairdresser
- hairdressing
- hair-drier
- hairline
- hair-oil
- hairpin 2. adjective((of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill.) oster ovinek- hairstyle
- keep one's hair on
- let one's hair down
- make someone's hair stand on end
- make hair stand on end
- not to turn a hair
- turn a hair
- split hairs
- tear one's hair* * *[hwə]nounlas, lasje, dlakafiguratively against the hair — ne pogodu, kar ti ne gre v računto a hair — točno, natančnoto comb s.o.'s hair for him — ozmerjati kogato get s.o. by the short hairs — dobiti koga v oblastto get in s.o.'s hair — (raz)dražiti koga, razjezitiAmerican to have s.o. in one's hair — imeti koga na vratuto keep one's hair on — obrzdati se, ostati mirento let down one's hair — olajšati si srce, postati zaupljiv; prirodno se vestito lose one's hair — izgubiti lase, postati plešast; colloquially razburiti seto make s.o.'s hair curl ( —ali stand on end) — prestrašiti koga, da se mu lasje ježijo; prestrašiti koga, da mu gredo lasje pokoncito put ( —ali turn) up one's hair — po žensko se počesati (dekle, ko odraste)figuratively to tear one's hair — lase si pulitinot to touch a hair of s.o.'s head — tudi lasu komu ne skrivitinot to turn a hair — niti z očesom ne treniti, obvladati se -
7 old
[əuld]1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) star2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) star3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) star4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) star5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) star•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old* * *I [óuld]adjectivestar, postaran, starikav; zastarel, oguljen, ponošen; izkušen; slang sijajen, odličen; obledel (barva), moten (barva)young aud old — staro in mlado, vsiBritish English slang old bean ( —ali egg, fellow, fruit, thing, top) — "stari"old bird — star lisjak, premetenecold man — "stari" (mož, oče, predstojnik, kapitan ladje itd.)old man of the sea — vsiljivec, podrepnežcolloquially my old man — moj stari, moj možold woman — "stara" (žena, mati, predstojnica itd.), bojazljivec, nergačold salt, old whale — star, izkušen mornarof old standing — že dolgo v navadi, že zdavnaj uvedenslang any old thing — karkoliBritish English Old Lady of Threadneedle Street — angleška narodna bankaAmerican Old Glory — ameriška zastavaAmerican Old Man River — vzdevek za reko MississippiII [óuld]noundavninaof old — v davnem času, iz davnine, davnofrom old — iz davnine, od nekdaj -
8 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) dvigniti2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) povišati3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) rediti4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) vzgojiti5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) postaviti (vprašanje)6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) zbrati7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) povzročiti8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) dvigniti9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) postaviti10) (to give (a shout etc).) zvišati (glas itd.)11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) vzpostaviti zvezo (z)2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) povišek- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits* * *I [réiz]nounpovišanje; povišanje plače (mezde); vložki (pri pokerju), licitiranje (pri bridžu); vzpetina, višinaraise in wages — povišanje mezd, plačII [réiz]transitive verbdvigniti, pokonci postaviti; povišati, zvišati, povečati, izboljšati (plačo, slavo itd.); zgraditi; osnovati, ustanoviti; povzročiti (prepir ipd.), začeti; rediti, gojiti, vzgajati, vzrediti; sejati (žito), saditi, obdelovati (povrtnine); novačiti, zbrati vojsko; zbudit, razvneti za, podpihovati, dvigniti ( against proti); podreti (tabor), kreniti; opustiti, ukiniti blokado, obleganje; klicati (duhove); širiti (vonj); vzeti (posojilo); inkasirati, izterjati (denar, davek); nautical zagledati, opaziti (kopno, zemljo)with a raised voice — glasno, z jeznim glasomto raise Cain (the devil, hell, the mischief) — strašanski hrup (trušč, kraval) dvignitito raise a dust (hell) figuratively dvigniti prahto raise one's eyebrows — predrzno (domišljavo, užaljeno) pogledati, namrščiti obrvito raise s.o.'s fame — povečati slavo kake osebeto raise funds — zbirati denar, prispevketo raise one's glass to a guest — napiti, nazdraviti gostuto raise one's hand — dvigniti roko (na koga), udariti (koga)to raise one's hat to s.o. — odkriti se komuto raise a loan — razpisati, vzeti posojiloto raise a mine nautical dvigniti minoto raise money — pobirati, zbirati denarto raise to the second power mathematics dvigniti na drugo potencoto raise the roof slang dvigniti do neba segajoč hrup, strašansko razsajatito raise ship (land) nautical priti na vidik ladje (zemlje)to raise s.o. out of his sleep — zbuditi koga iz spanjato raise one's voice against — dvigniti svoj glas, protestirati protito raise the wind figuratively priskrbeti si nujno potrebni denar (sredstva)to raise up transitive verb ustvariti, napraviti, poklicati v živijenje, zbuditi -
9 worse
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) obrniti se na boljše/na slabše* * *I [wə:s]1.nounslabši, hujši; bolj bolan, slabšega zdravja; commerce slabši, nižji(not) to be the worse for — (ne) biti na slabšem (na škodi, trpeti) zaradithe worse for wear — obrabljen, ponošen;2.adverbslabše, hujšehe has lost his job and is worse off than ever — izgubil je službo in je na slabšem kot kdajkoli prejnone the worse — nič slabše (hujše), nič manjII [wə:s]nounslabše stanje, nekaj slabšega, nekaj hujšegato put to worse — potolči, premagatifor better, for worse, for better or (for) worse — v škodo ali korist, dobro ali slabo; kakor se (pač) vzame
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grow — W1S1 [grəu US grou] v past tense grew [gru:] past participle grown [grəun US groun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(increase)¦ 2¦(person/animal)¦ 3¦(plants)¦ 4¦(hair/nails)¦ 5¦(become)¦ 6¦(improve)¦ 7 it/money doesn t grow on trees … Dictionary of contemporary English
grow — verb past tense grew /grU:/ past participle grown 1 PERSON/ANIMAL (I) to become bigger and develop over a period of time: How you ve grown since the last time I saw you! | grow 2 inches/5cm etc: Stan grew two inches in six months. | growing… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grow — [ grou ] (past tense grew [ gru ] ; past participle grown [ groun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 about children/animals ▸ 2 about plants/cells etc. ▸ 3 about hair/nails ▸ 4 increase in size ▸ 5 increase in success ▸ 6 develop character ▸ 7 start to have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grow on — 1. To gain a greater hold on 2. To gain in the estimation of, become ever more acceptable to 3. (of seedlings) to (be stimulated to) develop into mature plants by suitable positioning, treatment, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑grow * * * ˈgrow on… … Useful english dictionary
grow like Topsy — (informal) 1. Simply to grow, apparently from nothing (as Topsy in Harriet Beecher Stowe s Uncle Tom s Cabin assumed she did) 2. (loosely) to grow in a random, indiscriminate or unplanned way • • • Main Entry: ↑grow … Useful english dictionary
grow to — 1. To advance to, come to (archaic) 2. (of milk) to stick to the pan and develop a bad taste in heating (so prob Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, II.2; obsolete) • • • Main Entry: ↑grow * * * You use get to or grow to in front of another verb to… … Useful english dictionary
grow like a weed — chiefly US informal : to grow very quickly Their business is growing like a weed. Look at you! You re growing like a weed! • • • Main Entry: ↑weed … Useful english dictionary
like father, like son — A son is usually like his father in the way he acts. A proverb. * /Frank s father has been on the city council; he is now the mayor, and is running for governor. Frank is on the student council and is likely to he class president. Like father,… … Dictionary of American idioms
like father, like son — A son is usually like his father in the way he acts. A proverb. * /Frank s father has been on the city council; he is now the mayor, and is running for governor. Frank is on the student council and is likely to he class president. Like father,… … Dictionary of American idioms
grow on somebody — ˈgrow on sb derived no passive if sb/sth grows on you, you start to like them or it more and more • The neighbourhood was beginning to grow on me. • This song is really growing on me. Main entry: ↑growderived … Useful english dictionary
grow like a weed — grow quickly … English contemporary dictionary