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1 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje* * *I [hóuld]nounnautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letaluII [hóuld]nounprijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdbato catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobitito get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti kogato get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati seto get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblastto have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblastito keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rokto miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetiAmerican to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kajIII [hóuld]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;2.intransitive verbdržati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, bitihold! — počakaj, ustavi se!to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornostto hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati seto hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotitito hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubitito hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustitito hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati seto hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kosto hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pestihold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne cenitito hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmito hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogito hold true — veljati, biti resto hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesenthere is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen jeneither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen -
2 regard
1. verb1) ((with as) to consider to be: I regard his conduct as totally unacceptable.) imeti za2) (to think of as being very good, important etc; to respect: He is very highly regarded by his friends.) ceniti3) (to think of (with a particular emotion or feeling): I regard him with horror; He regards his wife's behaviour with amusement.) gledati na4) (to look at: He regarded me over the top of his glasses.) opazovati5) (to pay attention to (advice etc).) upoštevati2. noun1) (thought; attention: He ran into the burning house without regard for his safety.) ozir2) (sympathy; care; consideration: He shows no regard for other people.) obzirnost3) (good opinion; respect: I hold him in high regard.) spoštovanje•- regardless
- regards
- as regards
- with regard to* * *I [rigá:d]noun(pomenljiv) pogled; ozir, obzir (for, to do), odnos; vzrok, motiv; pozornost, obzirnost (for, to do, za); posebno spoštovanje, čislanje, cenjenje; history nadzor(stvo) gozdaregards plural (zlasti v pismih) (spoštljivi) pozdraviin every regard — v vsakem oziru, pogleduin regard to (of) — gledé, kar se tičein this regard — v tem oziru, pogledu, kar se tega tiče, tozadevnoout of regard to — iz obzirnosti, spoštovanja dowith kind regards to s.o. — s srčnimi pozdravi komuto have regard to (for) — ozirati se na, upoštevatito have no regard for s.o.'s feelings — ne se ozirati na čustva kake osebeto hold s.o. in high regard — visoko koga cenitito pay no regard to — ne se ozirati na, ne upoštevatiII [rigá:d]1.transitive verb(po)gledati, motriti, opazovati; imeti (as za), smatrati za; ceniti, čislati, spoštovati; ozirati se na, upoštevati, uvaževati;2.intransitive verbtikati se (to česa), zadevati (kaj), nanašati se (to na)as regards (your letter) — kar se tiče (vašega pisma, dopisa)I regard him kindly — do njega imam, gojim prijateljska čustvaI regard it as impudence (as negligible) — to smatram, imam za nesramnost (za nebistveno)your affairs do not regard me — vaše zadeve se me ne tičejo, me ne brigajo -
3 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) ujeti; pritegniti2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ujeti3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) presenetiti4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) zboleti za5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) ujeti (se)6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) udariti7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) ujeti8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) vneti se2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) prijem2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) kljuka3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) ulov4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) past•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *I [kæč]1.transitive verbujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati; (at, in pri) presenetiti; zamrzniti;2.intransitive verbprijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)to catch s.o. bending — zasačiti kogato catch s.o. a blow — udariti kogato catch a glimpse of s.o. — bežno koga zagledatito catch the idea ( —ali point) — razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti miselto catch hold of s.th. — polastiti se česa, prijeti kajcatch me! — nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne prideto catch s.o. napping — zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega delaslang you will catch it! — ti bom že pokazal!II [kæč]nounplen, lov, ulov; prijem; ukana, trik, past; ugodna ženitev; zavora, kljuka, zaponka; music skladba za tri ali več glasov, kanon; zastoj; figuratively težavaslang a great catch — dober lov -
4 engage
[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) zaposliti2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) rezervirati3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) pritegniti4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) spopasti se5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) vklopiti•- engaged- engagement
- engaging* * *[ingéidž]1.transitive verbzaposliti, dolžnost naložiti; rezervirati; obljubiti, jamčiti; napeljati, pritegniti; napasti; zaročiti;2.intransitive verb(in) zaposliti se; obvezati se; sodelovati; lotiti se; zaplesti se; spopasti se; zaročiti seto engage for s.o. — jamčiti za kogato engage with s.o. — spopasti se s komto engage s.o. in conversation — začeti s kom pogovor -
5 grip
[ɡrip] 1. past tense, past participle - gripped; verb(to take a firm hold of: He gripped his stick; The speaker gripped (the attention of) his audience.) zgrabiti, pritegniti2. noun1) (a firm hold: He had a firm grip on his stick; He has a very strong grip; in the grip of the storm.) prijem2) (a bag used by travellers: He carried his sports equipment in a large grip.) potovalka3) (understanding: He has a good grip of the subject.) razumevanje•- gripping- come to grips with
- lose one's grip* * *I [grip]nounstisk roke, prijem; krč, napad bolečine; prgišče; ročaj; figuratively (of, on česa) razumevanje; sposobnost zbuditi zanimanje; (of, on nad) oblast; American ročna prtljagato come to grips, to get at grips with — spopasti se sin the grip of — v oblasti; v krempljih koga, česaII [grip]transitive verbzgrabiti, trdno prijeti, stisniti; zbuditi pozornost, zanimanje; razumeti, dojeti; figuratively držati v napetostiIII [grip]nounmajhen jarek -
6 arrest
[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) prijeti2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) zaustaviti2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) aretacija2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) ustavitev•* * *I [ərést]transitive verbustaviti, ustavljati; zadržati, prijeti, aretirati; privlačiti; prikleniti, ovirati; preprečiti; izključiti, odklopitijuridically to arrest judgement — odložiti obsodboto arrest s.o.'s attention — pritegniti pozornostII [ərést]nounustavitev, ustavljanje; aretacija, pripor, zapor; zadržanje, oviranje, motnje; zaplembato put ( —ali place) under arrest — pripreti, zapreti kogaunder arrest — v priporu, v zaporu; zaplenjen -
7 button
1. noun1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) gumb2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) gumb2. verb((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) zapeti (z gumbi)3. verb(to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) zadrževati* * *I [bʌtn]noungumb; botany popek; glavič; mlada gobicacolloquially not to have all one's buttons — ne biti čisto pri pameti(a boy in) buttons — livrirani sluga; sprevodnik dvigalanot worth a button — niti piškavega oreha vreden, zaničII [bʌtn]transitive verb(up) zapetifiguratively to button up one's mouth — molčati, ne ziniti besede -
8 captivate
['kæptiveit](to charm, fascinate, or hold the attention of: He was captivated by her beauty.) očarati* * *[kaeptiveit]transitive verbprikleniti, pridobiti, očarati -
9 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) visok2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) visok3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) visok4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) visok5) (noble; good: high ideals.) visok6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) močan7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) visok8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) visok9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) pokvarjen10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) visok2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) visoko- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) izpostaviti- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) visokotehnološki- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time* * *I [hái]adjectivevisok, dvignjen; velik, važen; močan, silen; plemenit, odličen, imeniten; obilen (hrana); začinjen, pikanten (meso, divjačina); daljen, star (čas); visok, prediren, rezek (glas); velike vrednosti, visoke cene, drag; skrajen, goreč, vnet ( a high Tory); napet, razburljiv (doživljaj); veder, jasen, vesel (razpoloženje)colloquially natrkan; slang omamljen (od mamila); American slang high on — nor na kajof high birth — plemenitega rodu, visokega roduBritish English higher school certificate — abiturientsko spričevalohigh day — beli dan, prazničen danhigh and dry figuratively osamljen, zapuščen; nautical nasedel, na suhemto leave s.o. high and dry — pustiti koga na cediluin high feather — dobre volje, opitwith a high hand — samovoljno, ošabnoto carry things off with a high hand — samovoljno, predrzno ravnaticolloquially to mount ( —ali ride) the high horse — biti ponosen, biti domišljavhigh and mighty — nadut, ošabenhigh period — obdobje največje slave (umetnika itd.)on the high ropes — ohol, poln prezira; besenof high standing — visokega stanu, ugledenhigh spirit — razigranost, vedrostin high spirits — razigran, colloquially natrkan, "v rožicah"high words — ostre besede, prepirslang how is that for high? — to je pa že malo prevečII [hái]adverbvisoko; močno, zeloto run high — biti razburkan (morje); figuratively biti razburjen, razburiti seIII [hái]nounvišina; anticiklonsko področje; najvišja karta; technical najvišja prestava (v vozilu); American colloquially gimnazija; American slang omama (od mamila)on high — zgoraj, visoko gor; v nebesih, v nebesafrom on high — od zgoraj, z nebes -
10 relax
[rə'læks]1) (to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely: The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.) sprostiti (se)2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) omiliti•* * *[rilaeks]transitive verb & intransitive verbsprostiti (se); (raz)rahljati (se); oslabiti, oslabeti; ublažiti, zmanjšati, popustiti (v), omagati (v); odpočiti se, "izpreči", pomiriti se, omiliti (se), postati blažji, prijaznejši (o obrazu); narediti medlo, mlahavo; postati medel, mlahavrelaxed throat medicine vrsta kroničnega vnetja grlato relax one's attention (efforts) — popustiti v svoji pazijivosti, pozornosti (v svojih naporih)to relax one's tone figuratively utišati svoj glasthe fury of the storm relaxed — bes viharja je popustil, se je polegel
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